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9.TH KDB_INIT 8 "Kerberos Version 4.0" "MIT Project Athena"
10.SH NAME
11kdb_init \- Initialize Kerberos key distribution center database
12.SH SYNOPSIS
13kdb_init [
14.B realm
15]
16.SH DESCRIPTION
17.I kdb_init
18initializes a Kerberos key distribution center database, creating the
19necessary principals.
20.PP
21If the optional
22.I realm
23argument is not present,
24.I kdb_init
25prompts for a realm name (defaulting to the definition in /usr/include/krb.h).
26After determining the realm to be created, it prompts for
27a master key password. The master key password is used to encrypt
28every encryption key stored in the database.
29.SH DIAGNOSTICS
30.TP 20n
31"/etc/kerberosIV/principal: File exists"
32An attempt was made to create a database on a machine which already had
33an existing database.
34.SH FILES
35.TP 20n
36/etc/kerberosIV/principal.pag, /etc/kerberosIV/principal.dir
37DBM files containing database
38.TP
39/usr/include/kerberosIV/krb.h
40Include file defining default realm
41.SH SEE ALSO
42kdb_destroy(8)