r19035@cathode-dark-space: rra | 2007-01-04 17:32:41 -0500
ticket: new
Subject: Document KDC behavior without stash file
Component: krb5-doc
Version_Reported: 1.5.1
Target_Version: 1.6
Tags: pullup
After the discussion of the optional stash file, document the effects of
not creating a stash file.
ticket: 5271
version_fixed: 1.6
git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.mit.edu/krb5/branches/krb5-1-6@19040
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backup data is secured as tightly as access to the master password
itself.
+If you choose not to install a stash file, the KDC will prompt you for
+the master key each time it starts up. This means that the KDC will
+not be able to start automatically, such as after a system reboot.
+
Note that @code{kdb5_util} will prompt you for the master key for the
Kerberos database. This key can be any string. A good key is one you
can remember, but that no one else can guess. Examples of bad keys are