Subject: security/6500: kadmind -n cannot read master password.
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Charlie Root <root@macbsd-840av.jpl.nasa.gov>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 11/25/1998 16:55:46
>Number: 6500
>Category: security
>Synopsis: kadmind -n cannot read master password.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 25 17:05:00 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Charlie Root
>Organization:
Jet Propulsion Lab
>Release: 1.3.2
>Environment:
System: NetBSD macbsd-840av 1.3.2 NetBSD 1.3.2 (HOTZ) #5: Wed Aug 5 22:09:06 PDT 1998 hotz@macbsd-840av:/usr/src/sys/arch/mac68k/compile/HOTZ mac68k
>Description:
See synopsis. Note that kdb_edit -n works just fine. I tried a symlink from /.k to
/etc/kerberosIV/master_password and that didn't change anything.
>How-To-Repeat:
Set up and enable kerberos. Reboot.
>Fix:
None known. Seem to be able to run kerberos without kadmind though.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: