[krbdev.mit.edu #4241] Command line --version option

petesea@bigfoot.com via RT rt-comment at krbdev.mit.edu
Wed Sep 6 15:57:53 EDT 2006


Using krb5-1.4.3.

Would it be possible to add a "--version" option to at least SOME of the 
most common command line apps (eg. kinit, klist, kdestroy, kpasswd)? 
kinit at least.

I realize there's a --version option for the krb5-config command, but that 
command isn't always available and even if it is, there's no guarantee it 
matches the kinit/klist/kdestroy/kpasswd being used.

One of the main reasons (at least in MY world) for a --version option is 
to diagnose problems a user is having.  The ability to verify the version 
of the command they're using (eg "kinit --version") makes it much easier 
to solve the problem.




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