On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Chris Schadl wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to get one of my workstations (IRIX 6.2, gcc) to participate > in my Kerberos realm. I was able to successfully compile and install > kerberosV 1.2.4 and I am able to get tickets from the KDC. However, I > get the following error when I try to extract the host principle from the > KDC to the IRIX machine's keytab using kadmin: > > irix# kinit root/admin > Password for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > irix# /usr/local/sbin/kadmin > Authenticating as principal [EMAIL PROTECTED] with password. > Enter password: > Enter password: (for some reason it asks for the password twice) > kadmin: Preauthentication failed while initializing kadmin interface > > I'm pretty sure that its not a clock-skew problem, nor is it a password > problem as I am able to get tickets from the KDC just fine. I'm using > the heimdal Kerberos implementation on the KDC, if that matters. Does > anyone know what the problem might be?
- There's no guarantee that the MIT kadmin will talk correctly to a Hiemdal one. There's no protocol standard for the admin protocol. If you have a Hiemdal KDC, your best bet is to use Hiemdal admin tools. - Booker C. Bense -BTW, having "root" as a principal name is a REALLY BAD idea, at least in a reasonably sized realm. ________________________________________________ Kerberos mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/kerberos
