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+.TH KDC.CONF 5 "Kerberos Version 5.0" "MIT Project Athena"
+.SH NAME
+kdc.conf \- Kerberos V5 KDC configuration file
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I kdc.conf
+specifies per-realm configuration data to be used by the Kerberos V5
+Authentication Service and Key Distribution Center (AS/KDC). This
+includes database, key and per-realm defaults.
+.PP
+The
+.I kdc.conf
+file uses the same format as the
+.I krb5.conf
+file. For a basic description of the syntax, please refer to the
+.I krb5.conf
+description.
+.PP
+Each section in
+.I kdc.conf
+describes a particular realm and the individual tags describe that
+parameter value for that realm. The following tags are currently
+used:
+.IP database_name
+This
+.B string
+specifies the location of the Kerberos database for this realm.
+
+.IP master_key_name
+This
+.B string
+specifies the name of the master key.
+
+.IP master_key_type
+This
+.B integer
+represents the master key's key type (see krb5.h for key type values).
+
+.IP encryption_type
+This
+.B integer
+represents the encryption type used for this realm (see krb5.h for
+encryption type values).
+
+.IP key_stash_file
+This
+.B string
+specifies the location where the master key has been stored with
+.I kdb5_stash.
+
+.IP port
+This
+.B integer
+specifies the primary port that the KDC is to listen to for this
+realm.
+
+.IP max_life
+This
+.B string
+specifes the maximum time period that a ticket may be valid for in
+this realm. The format of this string may be one of the following:
+.in +1i
+.I <days>-<hours>:<minutes>:<seconds>
+
+.I <days>d <hours>h <minutes>m <seconds>s
+
+.I <hours>:<minutes>:<seconds>
+
+.I <hours>h <minutes>m <seconds>s
+
+.I <hours>:<minutes>
+
+.I <hours>h <minutes>m
+
+.I <seconds>
+
+.in -1i
+.IP max_renewable_life
+This
+.B string
+specifies the maximum time period that a ticket may be renewed for in
+this realm. The format is the same as for
+.I max_life.
+
+.SH FILES
+/usr/local/lib/krb5kdc/kdc.conf
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+krb5.conf(5), krb5kdc(8)