krb5kdc: invalid option -- '-' usage: krb5kdc [-x db_args]* [-d dbpathname] [-r dbrealmname] [-T time_offset] [-m] [-k masterenctype] [-M masterkeyname] [-p port] [-P pid_file] [-n] [-w numworkers] [/] where, [-x db_args]* - Any number of database specific arguments. Look at each database module documentation for supported arguments