Messages from krb5kdc and kadmind are being logged twice, one right after the other. My krb5.conf reads: [logging] default = FILE:/var/log/krb5libs.log kdc = FILE:/var/log/krb5kdc.log admin_server = FILE:/var/log/kadmind.log Environment: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 using rpm krb5-server-1.3.4-9