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System Administration Commands                         kpropd(1M)



NAME
     kpropd - Kerberos propagation daemon for slave KDCs

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/krb5/kpropd [-d] [-f temp_dbfile] [-F dbfile]
          [-p kdb_util] [-P port_number] [-r realm]
          [-s srv_tabfile] [-S] [-a acl_file]


DESCRIPTION
     The kpropd command runs on the slave KDC server. It  listens
     for  update  requests  made by kprop(1M) from the master KDC
     and periodically requests incremental updates from the  mas-
     ter KDC.


     When the slave receives a kprop  request  from  the  master,
     kpropd copies principal data to a temporary text file. Next,
     kpropd invokes kdb5_util(1M) (unless  a  different  database
     utility  is selected) to load the text file in database for-
     mat.


     When the slave periodically  requests  incremental  updates,
     kpropd  update its principal.ulog file with any updates from
     the master. kproplog(1M) can be used to view  a  summary  of
     the update entry log on the slave KDC.


     kpropd is not configured for incremental  database  propaga-
     tion  by  default.  These  settings  can  be  changed in the
     kdc.conf(4) file:

     sunw_dbprop_enable = [true | false]

         Enables or disables  incremental  database  propagation.
         Default is false.


     sunw_dbprop_slave_poll = N[s, m, h]

         Specifies how often the slave KDC polls for any  updates
         that the master might have. Default is 2m (two minutes).



     The kiprop/@ principal must  exist  in  the
     slave's  keytab  file  to  enable the master to authenticate
     incremental propagation requests from  the  slave.  In  this
     syntax,   is the slave KDC's host name and 
     is the realm in which the slave KDC resides.




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OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     -d                Enable debug mode. Default is  debug  mode
                       disabled.


     -f temp_dbfile    The  location  of  the  slave's  temporary
                       principal   database   file.   Default  is
                       /var/krb5/from_master.


     -F dbfile         The  location  of  the  slave's  principal
                       database       file.       Default      is
                       /var/krb5/principal.


     -p kdb_util       The  location  of  the  Kerberos  database
                       utility  used  for loading principal data-
                       bases. Default is /usr/sbin/kdb5_util.


     -P port_number    Specifies the port number on which  kpropd
                       will listen. Default is 754 (service name:
                       krb5_prop).


     -r realm          Specifies from which Kerberos realm kpropd
                       will   receive   information.  Default  is
                       specified in /etc/krb5/krb5.conf.


     -s srv_tabfile    The location of  the  service  table  file
                       used to authenticate the kpropd daemon.


     -S                Run the daemon in standalone mode, instead
                       of   having  inetd  listen  for  requests.
                       Default is non-standalone mode.


     -a acl_file       The location of the kpropd's  access  con-
                       trol list to verify if this server can run
                       the kpropd daemon.  The  file  contains  a
                       list  of  principal  name(s)  that will be
                       receiving     updates.     Default      is
                       /etc/krb5/kpropd.acl.


FILES
     /var/krb5/principal         Kerberos principal database.




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     /var/krb5/principal.ulog    The update log file.


     /etc/krb5/kdc.conf          KDC configuration information.


     /etc/krb5/kpropd.acl        List of principals  of  all  the
                                 KDCs; resides on each slave KDC.


     /var/krb5/from_master       Temporary file  used  by  kpropd
                                 before loading this to the prin-
                                 cipal database.


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | system/security/kerberos-5  |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     kdb5_util(1M),   kprop(1M),    kproplog(1M),    kdc.conf(4),
     krb5.conf(4), attributes(5), kerberos(5)

NOTES
     The kprop service  is  managed  by  the  service  management
     facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

       svc:/network/security/krb5_prop:default




     Administrative actions on this service,  such  as  enabling,
     disabling,  or  requesting  restart,  can be performed using
     svcadm(1M). Responsibility  for  initiating  and  restarting
     this  service  is delegated to inetd(1M). Use inetadm(1M) to
     make configuration changes and to view configuration  infor-
     mation for this service. The service's status can be queried
     using the svcs(1) command.





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