[OpenAFS] AFS root/admin passwords lost
Thomas Kula
kula@tproa.net
Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:42:54 -0400
On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 12:39:48PM -0400, Cory Puckett wrote:
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> I just took this job and one of the first things they had me do was
> change the root passwords on the linux servers. After I did this the
> Kerberos admin password that worked before I changed the machine's
> root password will not work anymore. The fall semester starts soon and
I'm not sure how those are connected, but...
> I need to be able to make student AFS accounts but can't do that
> without the Kerberos admin password. Can anyone help me reset the
> Kerberos admin password?
What kerberos server are you using? Both MIT and Heimdal have a way of
running kadmin locally if you run them on the master KDC --- run this
option as root on the master KDC, change things as needed.
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