missing parameters in krb5-conf

[Thomas Schweikle]

Am 31.01.2011 12:51, schrieb ankur:
> hello,
> I am very new to kerberos authentication.
> 
> I have installed the krb5-user utility. i am getting the tickets from
> the server. But when i start the kdamin utility it says missing
> parameters in krb5-conf.
> 
> my configuration file is as follows:
> #############################################################
> [libdefaults]
> 	default_realm = EXAMPLE.COM
> 
> # The following krb5.conf variables are only for MIT Kerberos.
> 	krb4_config = /etc/krb.conf
> 	krb4_realms = /etc/krb.realms
> 	kdc_timesync = 1
> 	ccache_type = 4
> 	forwardable = true
> 	proxiable = true
> 
> # The following encryption type specification will be used by MIT
> Kerberos
> # if uncommented.  In general, the defaults in the MIT Kerberos code
> are
> # correct and overriding these specifications only serves to disable
> new
> # encryption types as they are added, creating interoperability
> problems.
> #
> # Thie only time when you might need to uncomment these lines and
> change
> # the enctypes is if you have local software that will break on ticket
> # caches containing ticket encryption types it doesn't know about
> (such as
> # old versions of Sun Java).
> 
> #	default_tgs_enctypes = des3-hmac-sha1
> #	default_tkt_enctypes = des3-hmac-sha1
> #	permitted_enctypes = des3-hmac-sha1
> 
> # The following libdefaults parameters are only for Heimdal Kerberos.
> 	v4_instance_resolve = false
> 	v4_name_convert = {
> 		host = {
> 			rcmd = host
> 			ftp = ftp
> 		}
> 		plain = {
> 			something = something-else
> 		}
> 	}
> 	fcc-mit-ticketflags = true
> 
> [realms]
> 
> 	ATHENA.MIT.EDU = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.mit.edu:88
> 		kdc = kerberos-1.mit.edu:88
> 		kdc = kerberos-2.mit.edu:88
> 		admin_server = kerberos.mit.edu
> 		default_domain = mit.edu
> 	}
> 	MEDIA-LAB.MIT.EDU = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.media.mit.edu
> 		admin_server = kerberos.media.mit.edu
> 	}
> 	ZONE.MIT.EDU = {
> 		kdc = casio.mit.edu
> 		kdc = seiko.mit.edu
> 		admin_server = casio.mit.edu
> 	}
> 	MOOF.MIT.EDU = {
> 		kdc = three-headed-dogcow.mit.edu:88
> 		kdc = three-headed-dogcow-1.mit.edu:88
> 		admin_server = three-headed-dogcow.mit.edu
> 	}
> 	CSAIL.MIT.EDU = {
> 		kdc = kerberos-1.csail.mit.edu
> 		kdc = kerberos-2.csail.mit.edu
> 		admin_server = kerberos.csail.mit.edu
> 		default_domain = csail.mit.edu
> 		krb524_server = krb524.csail.mit.edu
> 	}
> 	IHTFP.ORG = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.ihtfp.org
> 		admin_server = kerberos.ihtfp.org
> 	}
> 	GNU.ORG = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.gnu.org
> 		kdc = kerberos-2.gnu.org
> 		kdc = kerberos-3.gnu.org
> 		admin_server = kerberos.gnu.org
> 	}
> 	1TS.ORG = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.1ts.org
> 		admin_server = kerberos.1ts.org
> 	}
> 	GRATUITOUS.ORG = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.gratuitous.org
> 		admin_server = kerberos.gratuitous.org
> 	}
> 	DOOMCOM.ORG = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.doomcom.org
> 		admin_server = kerberos.doomcom.org
> 	}
> 	ANDREW.CMU.EDU = {
> 		kdc = vice28.fs.andrew.cmu.edu
> 		kdc = vice2.fs.andrew.cmu.edu
> 		kdc = vice11.fs.andrew.cmu.edu
> 		kdc = vice12.fs.andrew.cmu.edu
> 		admin_server = vice28.fs.andrew.cmu.edu
> 		default_domain = andrew.cmu.edu
> 	}
> 	CS.CMU.EDU = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.cs.cmu.edu
> 		kdc = kerberos-2.srv.cs.cmu.edu
> 		admin_server = kerberos.cs.cmu.edu
> 	}
> 	DEMENTIA.ORG = {
> 		kdc = kerberos.dementia.org
> 		kdc = kerberos2.dementia.org
> 		admin_server = kerberos.dementia.org
> 	}
> 	stanford.edu = {
> 		kdc = krb5auth1.stanford.edu
> 		kdc = krb5auth2.stanford.edu
> 		kdc = krb5auth3.stanford.edu
> 		master_kdc = krb5auth1.stanford.edu
> 		admin_server = krb5-admin.stanford.edu
> 		default_domain = stanford.edu
> 	}
> 
> [domain_realm]
> 	.mit.edu = ATHENA.MIT.EDU
> 	mit.edu = ATHENA.MIT.EDU
> 	.media.mit.edu = MEDIA-LAB.MIT.EDU
> 	media.mit.edu = MEDIA-LAB.MIT.EDU
> 	.csail.mit.edu = CSAIL.MIT.EDU
> 	csail.mit.edu = CSAIL.MIT.EDU
> 	.whoi.edu = ATHENA.MIT.EDU
> 	whoi.edu = ATHENA.MIT.EDU
> 	.stanford.edu = stanford.edu
> 	.slac.stanford.edu = SLAC.STANFORD.EDU
> 
> [login]
> 	krb4_convert = true
> 	krb4_get_tickets = false
> ##########################################################
> 
> 

Do you really use stanford.edu or any of the other default realms?
If not --- what about removing them?

It looks a lot like you never added your own realms here, leaving
the file as it was installed by some thumd installer leaving all
unreachable, example realms.

-- 
Thomas