Configuration Guide for Kerberos Client Products on HP-UX

Troubleshooting Kerberos Related Products
Troubleshooting the Kerberos Client Utilities
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You can find Kerberos V5 Library Error Codes from Appendix A of MIT’s
Kerberos V5 System Administrator’s Guide.
5 klist: No such file or
directory while starting
keytab scan
The keytab file was not
found. (The default
location of the keytab file
is /etc/krb5.keytab.)
Verify the keytab file. If
the keytab file does not
exist, create the keytab
file with specific entries.
If the keytab file
location is different
from the default
location, then use -t
option to specify the
correct location.
6 klist: Bad format in
credentials cache while
setting cache flags
The credential cache file
is not in the proper
format.
Reinitialize the
credentials by using
kinit.
7 kpasswd: New passwords
do not match - password
not changed.
The principal whose
password you want to
change does not exist in
the Kerberos database.
Create a principal entry
in Kerberos database.
8 kpasswd: Unknown
credential cache type
while reading principal
name from credential
cache.
The credential cache file
is of an unknown type.
Credential file may be
corrupted. Obtain the
credentials using kinit.
9 KDC has no support for
encryption type while
getting credentials.
Encryption type
requested for the session
key is not supported.
Use the supported
encryption type.
10 kpasswd: when kpasswd
gets the principal from
the cache file, it finds the
principle in bad format.
Check user's permissions
to write to credential
cache.
Credential file may be
corrupted. Obtain the
credentials using
kinit.
Table 4-2 Kerberos Client Error Codes (Continued)
Error
No.
Error Meaning
Reason/Corrective
Action