How to View a Principal's Attributes

An example of the corresponding command-line equivalent follows this procedure.

1. If neccessary, start the SEAM Tool.

   See "How to Start the SEAM Tool" for details.

2. Click the Principals tab.

3. Select the principal in the list that you want to view and click Modify.

   The Principal Basics panel containing some of the principal's attributes is displayed.

4. Continue to click Next to look at all the principal's attributes.

   Three windows contain attribute information. Choose Context-Sensitive Help from the Help menu to get information about the various attributes in each window. Or, go to "SEAM Tool Panel Descriptions" for all the principal attribute descriptions.

5. When you are finished viewing, click Cancel.

Example--Viewing a Principal's Attributes

The following example shows the first window when viewing the jdb/admin principal.

Example--Viewing a Principal's Attributes (Command Line)

The following example uses the get_principal command of kadmin to view the attributes of the jdb/admin principal.

kadmin: getprinc jdb/admin
Principal: jdb/admin@ACME.COM
Expiration date: Fri Aug 25 17:19:05 PDT 2000
Last password change: [never]
Password expiration date: Wed Apr 14 11:53:10 PDT 1999
Maximum ticket life: 1 day 16:00:00
Maximum renewable life: 1 day 16:00:00
Last modified: Thu Jan 14 11:54:09 PST 1999 (admin/admin@ACME.COM)
Last successful authentication: [never]
Last failed authentication: [never]
Failed password attempts: 0
Number of keys: 1
Key: vno 1, DES cbc mode with CRC-32, no salt
Attributes: REQUIRES_HW_AUTH
Policy: [none]
kadmin: quit