Network authentication service commands

These commands can help you configure and use network authentication service.

Table 1. Network authentication service commands
Command Description
config.krb Configures network authentication service servers and clients.
kadmin Administers the network authentication service database.
kadmind_daemon Starts the network authentication service administration server.
kdb5_util Allows an administrator to perform low-level maintenance procedures on the network authentication service database.
kdestroy Destroys a credentials cache (also called a key table).
kinit Obtains or renews a ticket-granting ticket.
klist Displays the contents of a credentials cache or key table.
kpasswd Changes the password for a principal.
krb5kdc Starts the network authentication service multithreaded key distribution center (KDC).
ksetup Manages the network authentication service entries in the LDAP directory for a network authentication service realm.
ksu Switches to another user ID.
ktutil Allows an administrator to read, write, or edit entries in a keytab file.
kvno Displays the current key version number for a principal.
start.krb5 Starts the network authentication service server.
stop.krb5 Stops the network authentication service server.
unconfig.krb5 Unconfigures the network authentication service clients and services.

For more information about these commands, see the IBM Network Authentication Service AIX®, Linux®, and Solaris Administrator's and User's Guide.