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/usr/bin/kpropd

The KDC and related programs for Kerberos 5

From krb5-server 1.22.2-r6 (os), captured 2026-11-06 by running kpropd --help (exit 1). permalink

/usr/bin/kpropd: unrecognized option '--help'

Usage: /usr/bin/kpropd [-r realm] [-s keytab] [-d] [-D] [-S]
	[-f replica_file] [-F kerberos_db_file ]
	[-p kdb5_util_pathname] [-x db_args]* [-P port]
	[-a acl_file] [-A admin_server] [--pid-file=pid_file]
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
-r realmSpecifies the realm of the primary server.man
-A admin_serverSpecifies the server to be contacted for incremental updates;man
-f fileSpecifies the filename where the dumped principal database file is to be stored;man
-F kerberos_dbPath to the Kerberos database file, if not the default.man
-pAllows the user to specify the pathname to the kdb5_util program;man
-DIn this mode, kpropd will not detach itself from the current job and run in the background.man
-dTurn on debug mode.man
-PAllow for an alternate port number for kpropd to listen on.man
-a acl_fileAllows the user to specify the path to the kpropd.acl file;man
--pid-file pid_fileIn standalone mode, write the process ID of the daemon into pid_file.man
-s keytab_filePath to a keytab to use for acquiring acceptor credentials.man
-x db_argsDatabase-specific arguments.man

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