Managing realms

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Use the Realms tab on the Kerberos Configuration management page in the LMI to manage these settings. These settings describe realm-specific information.

About this task

The Realms tab contains settings for the realms section of the corresponding Kerberos configuration file. You can create, edit, and delete realms, configuration subsections, and properties in this section. You can also test authentication with your web server principal name and password.

Procedure

From the top menu, select Web > Global Settings > Kerberos Configuration.
The current Kerberos configuration is displayed.
On the Realms tab, take actions as needed.
- Create a realm
  1. Click New > Realm.
  2. In the Create New Realm window, enter the name of the new realm in the Realm field.
  3. Click Save.
- Create a configuration subsection
  1. Select the realm in which to create the subsection.
  2. Click New > Subsection.
  3. In the Create New Subsection window, select a name from the Pre-Defined Names list or enter a name in the Subsection field.
  4. Click Save.
- Create a property
  1. Select the realm or subsection in which to create the property.
  2. Click New > Property.
  3. In the Create New Property window, select a name from the Pre-Defined Names list or enter a name in the Name field.
  4. Enter the value of the property in the Value field.
  5. Click Save.
- Edit a property
  1. Select the property to edit.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. In the Edit Property window, modify the value as needed.
  4. Click Save.
- Delete a realm
  1. Select the realm to delete from the table.
  2. Click Delete.
  3. In the Confirm Action window, click Yes.
- Test authentication with principal and password
  1. Click Test.
  2. In the Test Kerberos Authentication window, enter the name of the user that is created as the web server principal in the Username field.
  3. Enter the password in the Password field.
  4. Click Test.