Name

kstash − hide the Kerberos master database key for automatic retrieval

Syntax

/var/dss/kerberos/bin/kstash

Description

The kstash administration utility stores the Kerberos master database password in a hidden place on the host machine of the database. The password is then available to other administration programs so that they can access and manipulate the database, without needing the password to be entered manually.

In general, kstash is used during the initial setup of a Kerberos system.  The installer initializes the master database with kdb_init() and then uses kstash to hide the master database key. If someone changes the master key, you must invoke kstash again to store the new key.

Restrictions

This utility can only be used on Kerberos master and slave hosts. 

See Also

kdb_init(8krb), kdb_edit(8krb), kdb_destroy(8krb), kdb_util(8krb)