How to Duplicate a Principal

This procedure explains how to use all or some of the attributes of an existing principal to create a new principal. There is no command-line equivalent for 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 duplicate and click Duplicate.

   The Principal Basics panel is displayed. All the attributes of the selected principal are duplicated except for the Principal Name and Password fields, which are empty.

4. Specify a principal name and password.

   Both the principal name and password are mandatory. If you want to make an exact duplicate of the principal you selected, click Save and skip to the last step.

5. Specify different values for the principal's attributes and continue to click Next to specify more 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.

6. Click Save to save the principal, or click Done on the last panel.

7. If needed, set up Kerberos administration privileges for the principal in /etc/krb5/kadm5.acl file.

   See "How to Modify the Kerberos Administration Privileges" for more details.