"If you choose to install a stash file..."

[Jeff Blaine]

Thanks, Ken.  That's what I assumed.  Shouldn't that be
mentioned in the docs?  Seems logical, especially after
the words "If you choose to..."

Ken Hornstein wrote:
>> http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/krb5-1.5/krb5-1.5.1/doc/krb5-install/Create-the-Database.html#Create%20the%20Database
>>
>> "If you choose to install a stash file..."
>>
>> What if I don't?  No explanation is given as to the alternative.
> 
> Every time the KDC starts up, you have to type in the master key before
> the KDC process will start up. The stash file is a stored copy of the
> master key on-disk.
> 
> (The master key is used to encrypt all of the keys in the KDC database,
> but doesn't actually get used for anything that appears on the wire).
> 
> --Ken