On 4/7/2016 12:59 PM, Steven Mikes wrote:
> Hi All,
> I am attempting to access an AFS cell which I believe is still using
> Kerberos V4. Existing machines in the cell use the 'klog' command
> (klog.krb) to obtain tokens.
> I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.2 with openAFS 1.6.17, and cannot figure out
> how to authenticate. The /usr/bin/klog in my install is symlinked to
> /etc/alternatives/klog, which is itself linked back to
> /usr/bin/klog.krb5, so there doesn't see to be a v4 version of the
> command at all. I know it was deprecated for security reasons and V5 is
> the recommended authentication method, but the cell I need to connect to
> is still on V4. Is there a way to configure krb5 so I can obtain tokens?
> I have tried various options in the /etc/krb5.conf file with no luck
> yet. Any help is much appreciated.
> -Steven Mikes

Steven,

I believe the Global Foundries cell is still using the IBM AFS kaserver
for authentication.  The klog.krb5 and kinit/aklog authentication
methods will not work with it.  Only the kauth version of klog can be
used to authenticate with the kaserver.

Jeffrey Altman
AuriStor, Inc.

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