IBM Streams 4.2

Kerberos problems and solutions

Use the solutions that are provided to resolve common problems that you encounter with Kerberos authentication.

Kerberos key file cannot be found or opened
User authentication fails because IBM® Streams cannot find the Kerberos .keytab file, or the file that is found cannot be opened.
Kerberos ticket cannot be found
User authentication fails because IBM Streams cannot find a Kerberos ticket for the user.
GSSException occurs due to Kerberos encryption configuration issue
User authentication fails because the encryption type that is configured for Kerberos is not supported for the user.
Kerberos security exceptions occur when running the kinit -f command
If Kerberos encryption is not configured correctly for IBM Streams, security exceptions can occur when you run the kinit -f command.

Parent topic: Known problems and solutions