** Description changed: The invokation of both LANG=C kdb5_util -r example.com create # with 'example.com' != `hostname` # and LANG=C krb5_newrealm fail with `kdb5_util: File exists while creating database '/etc/krb5kdc/principal'` (both with complex password `KPZp*4=pzx^ZGnI- dacjWaOO2` and simple password `a`. Output before is This script should be run on the master KDC/admin server to initialize a Kerberos realm. It will ask you to type in a master key password. This password will be used to generate a key that is stored in /etc/krb5kdc/stash. You should try to remember this password, but it is much more important that it be a strong password than that it be remembered. However, if you lose the password and /etc/krb5kdc/stash, you cannot decrypt your Kerberos database. Loading random data Initializing database '/var/lib/krb5kdc/principal' for realm 'richter-local.de', master key name 'K/m...@richter-local.de' You will be prompted for the database Master Password. It is important that you NOT FORGET this password. Enter KDC database master key: Re-enter KDC database master key to verify: Fixing the issue by invoking kdb5_util -r example.com -m destroy -f before repeating commands above isn't possible due to error `kdb5_util: No such entry in the database while retrieving master entry`, `mv /var/lib/krb5kdc/principal /var/lib/krb5kdc/principal.bk1` doesn't help. After reading the man pages for `kdb5_util` and `krb5_newrealm` it is unclear what is acutally missing and/or errornous. At least I don't see a reason for such a low quality error message. == Ubuntu related == The state should be reset by invoking `apt-get purge krb5-kdc krb5-admin-server` which isn't the case. + + == Further notes == + If the error message is fixed, + + It is important that you NOT FORGET this password. + + could be changed to + + It is important that you DO NOT FORGET this password. + + as well.
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