[29387] in Kerberos
Re: k5login & root
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard E. Silverman)
Thu Feb 28 21:45:16 2008
From: "Richard E. Silverman" <res@qoxp.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:33:18 -0500
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>>>>> "SM" == Steven Miller <stevenraymillerjr@yahoo.com> writes:
SM> It looks as if root needs to be a principal in the realm, before
SM> using a k5login file to allow users to become root. Is this
SM> correct?
No -- root is a Unix account to which you are giving certain principals
access, but placing those principals' names in ~root/.5login. There's no
need for a principal corresponding to the root account.
SM> Assuming that it is, I want root's password to be managed
SM> locally (i.e not via kerberos), is there a way to do this? I would
SM> guess it might involve a keytab?
SM> thanks in advance,
SM> Steven
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