From: Tom Yu Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 01:05:52 +0000 (+0000) Subject: pull up r19035 from trunk X-Git-Tag: krb5-1.6-final~6 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9d5fe074f6b2809ce5b4c42a71f4eaf7d75dff7e;p=krb5.git pull up r19035 from trunk 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 dc483132-0cff-0310-8789-dd5450dbe970 --- diff --git a/doc/install.texinfo b/doc/install.texinfo index ebd64ce92..fb13a8192 100644 --- a/doc/install.texinfo +++ b/doc/install.texinfo @@ -461,6 +461,10 @@ should not be part of any backup of the machine, unless access to the 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