Sorry for not following up sooner. I want to set up my /etc/krb5.conf file via debconf, as is currently implemented, but I want to do things a little differently from what the scripts have been written to do.
Normally, you'd specify something like this in debconf: krb5-config/kerberos_servers: server1.realm.com server2.realm.com krb5-config/default_realm: REALM.COM krb5-config/admin_server: admin-server.realm.com Which would result in a clause in /etc/krb5.conf like [realms] REALM.COM = { kdc = server1.realm.com kdc = server2.realm.com admin_server = admin-server.realm.com } But I want a krb5.conf clause that *does not specify* an "admin_server", only "kdc"s. (I want to use an explicitly specified KDC, but allow the Kerberos admin server to be located via DNS.) Presumably, you would set an empty value for admin_server in debconf, and the scripts would give the desired result. But at present, an empty admin_server value causes the "REALM.COM = { ... }" clause not to be generated *at all*. It's the same behavior you get if you enable the debconf krb5-config/dns_for_default option. The bug is that debconf will process only both items (kdc + admin_server) or none, where it should be allowing the flexibility to use just one or the other. -- Cannot elide admin_servers from debconf config https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452461 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs