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/usr/bin/kf

Implementation of Kerberos 5

From heimdal 7.8.0-r55 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running kf --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: kf [-FGh] [--port=port] [-p port] [--login=login] [-l login] [--ccache=ccache] [-c ccache]
   [--forwardable] [--no-forwardable] [--help] [--version] hosts
-p port, --port=port       port to connect to
-l login, --login=login    remote login name
-c ccache, --ccache=ccache remote cred cache
-F, --forwardable          Forward forwardable credentials
-G, --no-forwardable       Don't forward forwardable credentials
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-p, --port portport to connect tohelp + man
-l, --login loginremote login namehelp + man
-F, --forwardableForward forwardable credentialshelp + man
-G, --no-forwardabledo not forward forwardable credentialshelp + man
-c, --ccache ccacheremote cred cache (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-h, --help (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--versionkf is useful when you do not want to enter your password on a remote host but want to have your tickets one for example AFS. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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