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                      9: .TH KDB_EDIT 8 "Kerberos Version 4.0" "MIT Project Athena"
                     10: .SH NAME
                     11: kdb_edit \-  Kerberos key distribution center database editing utility
                     12: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     13: kdb_edit [
                     14: .B \-n
                     15: ]
                     16: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     17: .I kdb_edit
                     18: is used to create or change principals stored in the Kerberos key
                     19: distribution center (KDC) database.
                     20: .PP
                     21: When executed,
                     22: .I kdb_edit
                     23: prompts for the master key string and verifies that it matches the
                     24: master key stored in the database.
                     25: If the
                     26: .B \-n
                     27: option is specified, the master key is instead fetched from the master
                     28: key cache file.
                     29: .PP
                     30: Once the master key has been verified,
                     31: .I kdb_edit
                     32: begins a prompt loop.  The user is prompted for the principal and
                     33: instance to be modified.  If the entry is not found the user may create
                     34: it.
                     35: Once an entry is found or created, the user may set the password,
                     36: expiration date, maximum ticket lifetime, and attributes.
                     37: Default expiration dates, maximum ticket lifetimes, and attributes are
                     38: presented in brackets; if the user presses return the default is selected.
                     39: There is no default password.
                     40: The password RANDOM is interpreted specially, and if entered
                     41: the user may have the program select a random DES key for the
                     42: principal.
                     43: .PP
                     44: Upon successfully creating or changing the entry, ``Edit O.K.'' is
                     45: printed.
                     46: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     47: .TP 20n
                     48: "verify_master_key: Invalid master key, does not match database."
                     49: The master key string entered was incorrect.
                     50: .SH FILES
                     51: .TP 20n
                     52: /etc/kerberosIV/principal.pag, /etc/kerberosIV/principal.dir
                     53: DBM files containing database
                     54: .TP
                     55: /etc/kerberosIV/master_key
                     56: Master key cache file.

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