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Conference smurf::buildhelp

Title:USG buildhelp questions/answers
Moderator:SMURF::FILTER
Created:Mon Apr 26 1993
Last Modified:Mon Jan 20 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2763
Total number of notes:5802

859.0. "kinit error msg" by SMURF::FILTER (Automatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puck) Wed Aug 10 1994 18:41

Date Of Receipt: 	26-JUL-1994 15:23:23.63
From: 	ALPHA::"[email protected]" "Charlie Franks MSD  26-Jul-1994 1523"
To: 	[email protected]
CC: 	[email protected]
Subj: 	kinit error msg

Hi.

I requested a kerberos password a few days ago, and was given
one.  However, when I run kinit on my workstation, tachet.zk3.dec.com,
which is where I have my sandboxes, I get the following error msg:

	> kinit $PRINCIPAL
	Kerberos Initialization for "Charlie_Franks"
	kinit: Can't send request (send_to_kdc)

When I run kinit on wasted, it completes without error (but I don't 
build sandboxes on wasted).

Is there something I need to do to get the kerberos password to work
when I kinit from my own workstation (tachet)? I have my environment
variable PRINCIPAL=Charlie_Franks, which is what the kerberos password
was setup for.

Thanks,
Charlie

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859.1Re: kinit error msgSMURF::FILTERAutomatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puckWed Aug 10 1994 18:4426
Date Of Receipt: 	26-JUL-1994 15:32:18.97
From: 	ALPHA::"[email protected]" "D. Sean Davidson"
To: 	[email protected], [email protected]
CC: 	[email protected]
Subj: 	Re:  kinit error msg

Sounds like you don't have kerberos setup correctly on your workstation.

Make sure you have in your /etc/krb.conf file the following:
ZONE
ZONE    kerberos1.zk3.dec.com
ZONE    kerberos2.zk3.dec.com
ZONE    kerberos3.zk3.dec.com
ZONE    kerberos4.zk3.dec.com
ZONE    kerberos.zk3.dec.com
ZONE    kerberos.zk3.dec.com    admin dummy

and bind setup correctly so you can do a nslookup of these names.

Also in your /etc/services file you must have the lines:
kerberos        750/tcp         kdc             # kerberos authentication
kerberos        750/udp         kdc             # kerberos authentication
krb_prop        752/tcp         krb_prop        # kerberos propagation
kerberos_master 754/tcp                         # kerberos master
kerberos_master 754/udp                         # kerberos master

859.2Re: kinit error msgSMURF::FILTERAutomatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puckWed Aug 10 1994 18:5214
Date Of Receipt: 	26-JUL-1994 18:12:01.47
From: 	FLAMBE::jmf "Joshua M. Friedman OSF/UNIX SDE"
To: 	[email protected], [email protected]
CC: 	[email protected]
Subj: 	Re:  kinit error msg

In addition to what Sean listed, make sure /etc/krb.conf is readable to you,
and that there's a writeable (mode 777 or 1777) /var/dss/kerberos/tkt
directory.

See /usr/sde/CLIENT_INSTALLATION.TXT for more information.

-josh