Error Creating Kerberos databases

Kevin Coffman kwc at citi.umich.edu
Thu Nov 8 08:30:44 EST 2007


On 11/8/07, Anthony McGovern <amcgovern at tssg.org> wrote:
>
> root at tssgtestbox:/home/tssgtestbox/Kerberos/krb5-1.6.3/src/kadmin/dbutil# ./kdb5_util create -r tssg.org -s
> Loading random data
> Initializing database '/krb5/var/krb5kdc/principal' for realm
> 'tssg.org',
> master key name 'K/M at tssg.org'
> You will be prompted for the database Master Password.
> It is important that you NOT FORGET this password.
> Enter KDC database master key:
> Re-enter KDC database master key to verify:
> create: Unable to load requested database module 'db2': plugin symbol
> 'kdb_function_table' not found while creating database
> '/krb5/var/krb5kdc/principal'
> root at tssgtestbox:/home/tssgtestbox/Kerberos/krb5-1.6.3/src/kadmin/dbutil#
>
>
> I have checked the google machine and on the FAQ's on the MIT site but i
> cant find anything about this error. Would anyone be able to help me?

I may be wrong, but I think the code is expecting that you've done a
'make install' so that it can find the plugin libraries.

Also, the convention is that your realm name should be all upper-case
(TSSG.ORG rather than tssg.org).



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