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/usr/bin/kadmin

The Kerberos network authentication system

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

/usr/bin/kadmin: invalid option -- '-'
Usage: kadmin [-r realm] [-p principal] [-q query] [clnt|local args]
              [command args...]
	clnt args: [-s admin_server[:port]] [[-c ccache]|[-k [-t keytab]]]|[-n] [-O | -N]
	local args: [-x db_args]* [-d dbname] [-e "enc:salt ..."] [-m] [-w password] where,
	[-x db_args]* - any number of database specific arguments.
			Look at each database documentation for supported arguments
Options (14)
OptionDescriptionSource
-r realmUse realm as the default database realm.man
-p principalUse principal to authenticate.man
-kUse a keytab to decrypt the KDC response instead of prompting for a password.man
-t keytabUse keytab to decrypt the KDC response.man
-nRequests anonymous processing.man
-c credentials_cacheUse credentials_cache as the credentials cache.man
-w passwordUse password instead of prompting for one.man
-q queryPerform the specified query and then exit.man
-d dbnameSpecifies the name of the KDC database.man
-mIf using kadmin.local, prompt for the database master password instead of reading it from a stash file.man
-e "enc:saltSets the keysalt list to be used for any new keys created.man
-OForce use of old AUTH_GSSAPI authentication flavor.man
-NPrevent fallback to AUTH_GSSAPI authentication flavor.man
-x db_argsSpecifies the database specific arguments.man

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