Sun Enterprise Authentication Mechanism Guide

Command-Line Equivalents of the SEAM Tool

This section lists the kadmin commands that provide the same functionality as the SEAM Tool and can be used without running an X Window system. Even though most of the procedures in this chapter use the SEAM Tool, many of the procedures also provide corresponding examples using the command-line equivalents.

Table 5-1 Command-Line Equivalents of the SEAM Tool


Procedure	`kadmin` Command
Viewing the list of principals	`list_principals` or `get_principals`
Viewing a principal's attributes	`get_principal`
Creating a new principal	`add_principal`
Duplicating a principal	No command-line equivalent
Modifying a principal	`modify_principal` and `change_password`
Deleting a principal	`delete_principal`
Setting up defaults for creating new principals	No command-line equivalent
Viewing the list of policies	`list_policies` or `get_policies`
Viewing a policy's attributes	`get_policy`
Creating a new policy	`add_policy`
Modifying a policy	`modify_policy`
Duplicating a policy	No command-line equivalent
Deleting a policy	`delete_policy`