System Administration Guide: Security Services

Administering Principals (Task Map)

Task 

Description 

For Instructions 

View the list of principals 

View the list of principals by clicking the Principals tab. 

How to View the List of Principals

View a principal's attributes 

View a principal's attributes by selecting the Principal in the Principal List, then clicking the Modify button. 

How to View a Principal's Attributes

Create a new principal 

Create a new principal by clicking the Create New button in the Principal List panel. 

How to Create a New Principal

Duplicate a principal 

Duplicate a principal by selecting the principal to duplicate in the Principal List, then clicking the Duplicate button. 

How to Duplicate a Principal

Modify a principal 

Modify a principal by selecting the principal to modify in the Principal List, then clicking the Modify button. 

Note that you cannot modify a principal's name. To rename a principal, you must duplicate the principal, specify a new name for it, save it, and then delete the old principal. 

How to Modify a Principal

Delete a principal 

Delete a principal by selecting the principal to delete in the Principal List, then clicking the Delete button. 

How to Delete a Principal

Set up defaults for creating new principals 

Set up defaults for creating new principals by choosing Properties from the Edit menu. 

How to Set Up Defaults for Creating New Principals

Modify the Kerberos administration privileges (kadm5.acl File)

Command-line only. The Kerberos administration privileges determine what operations a principal can perform on the Kerberos database, such as add and modify. You need to edit the /etc/krb5/kadm5.acl file to modify the Kerberos administration privileges for each principal.

How to Modify the Kerberos Administration Privileges