Ubuntu Manpage: kdb5_util - Kerberos database maintenance utility

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NAME

       kdb5_util - Kerberos database maintenance utility

SYNOPSIS

       kdb5_util  [-r  realm]  [-d  dbname]  [-k  mkeytype]  [-M  mkeyname]  [-kv  mkeyVNO]  [-sf
       stashfilename] [-m] command [command_options]

DESCRIPTION

       kdb5_util allows an administrator to perform maintenance procedures on the  KDC  database.
       Databases  can be created, destroyed, and dumped to or loaded from ASCII files.  kdb5_util
       can create a Kerberos master key stash file or perform live rollover of the master key.

       When kdb5_util is run, it attempts to acquire  the  master  key  and  open  the  database.
       However, execution continues regardless of whether or not kdb5_util successfully opens the
       database, because the database may not exist yet or the stash file may be corrupt.

       Note that some KDC database modules may not support all kdb5_util commands.

COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS

       -r realm
              specifies the Kerberos realm of the database.

       -d dbname
              specifies the name under which the principal database is  stored;  by  default  the
              database  is  that  listed  in  kdc.conf(5).  The password policy database and lock
              files are also derived from this value.

       -k mkeytype
              specifies the key type of the master key in the database.  The default is given  by
              the master_key_type variable in kdc.conf(5).

       -kv mkeyVNO
              Specifies  the  version number of the master key in the database; the default is 1.
              Note that 0 is not allowed.

       -M mkeyname
              principal name for the master key in the database.  If not specified, the  name  is
              determined by the master_key_name variable in kdc.conf(5).

       -m     specifies that the master database password should be read from the keyboard rather
              than fetched from a file on disk.

       -sf stash_file
              specifies the stash filename of the master database password.   If  not  specified,
              the filename is determined by the key_stash_file variable in kdc.conf(5).

       -P password
              specifies  the master database password.  Using this option may expose the password
              to other users on the system via the process list.

COMMANDS

create
create [-s]

Creates a new database. If the -s option is specified, the stash file is also created.
This command fails if the database already exists. If the command is successful, the
database is opened just as if it had already existed when the program was first run.

destroy
destroy [-f]

Destroys the database, first overwriting the disk sectors and then unlinking the files,
after prompting the user for confirmation. With the -f argument, does not prompt the
user.

stash
stash [-f keyfile]

Stores the master principal's keys in a stash file. The -f argument can be used to
override the keyfile specified in kdc.conf(5).

dump
dump [-b7|-ov|-r13] [-verbose] [-mkey_convert] [-new_mkey_file mkey_file] [-rev]
[-recurse] [filename [principals...]]

Dumps the current Kerberos and KADM5 database into an ASCII file. By default, the
database is dumped in current format, "kdb5_util load_dump version 7". If filename is not
specified, or is the string "-", the dump is sent to standard output. Options:

-b7 causes the dump to be in the Kerberos 5 Beta 7 format ("kdb5_util load_dump version
4"). This was the dump format produced on releases prior to 1.2.2.

-ov causes the dump to be in "ovsec_adm_export" format.

-r13 causes the dump to be in the Kerberos 5 1.3 format ("kdb5_util load_dump version
5"). This was the dump format produced on releases prior to 1.8.

-r18 causes the dump to be in the Kerberos 5 1.8 format ("kdb5_util load_dump version
6"). This was the dump format produced on releases prior to 1.11.

-verbose
causes the name of each principal and policy to be printed as it is dumped.

-mkey_convert
prompts for a new master key. This new master key will be used to re-encrypt
principal key data in the dumpfile. The principal keys themselves will not be
changed.

-new_mkey_file mkey_file
the filename of a stash file. The master key in this stash file will be used to
re-encrypt the key data in the dumpfile. The key data in the database will not be
changed.

-rev dumps in reverse order. This may recover principals that do not dump normally, in
cases where database corruption has occurred.

-recurse
causes the dump to walk the database recursively (btree only). This may recover
principals that do not dump normally, in cases where database corruption has
occurred. In cases of such corruption, this option will probably retrieve more
principals than the -rev option will.

load
load [-b7|-ov|-r13] [-hash] [-verbose] [-update] filename [dbname]

Loads a database dump from the named file into the named database. If no option is given
to determine the format of the dump file, the format is detected automatically and handled
as appropriate. Unless the -update option is given, load creates a new database
containing only the data in the dump file, overwriting the contents of any previously
existing database. Note that when using the LDAP KDC database module, the -update flag is
required.

Options:

-b7 requires the database to be in the Kerberos 5 Beta 7 format ("kdb5_util load_dump
version 4").

-ov requires the database to be in "ovsec_adm_import" format. Must be used with the
-update option.

-r13 requires the database to be in Kerberos 5 1.3 format ("kdb5_util load_dump version
5"). This was the dump format produced on releases prior to 1.8.

-r18 requires the database to be in Kerberos 5 1.8 format ("kdb5_util load_dump version
6"). This was the dump format produced on releases prior to 1.11.

-hash requires the database to be stored as a hash. If this option is not specified, the
database will be stored as a btree. This option is not recommended, as databases
stored in hash format are known to corrupt data and lose principals.

-verbose
causes the name of each principal and policy to be printed as it is dumped.

-update
records from the dump file are added to or updated in the existing database. (This
is useful in conjunction with an ovsec_adm_export format dump if you want to
preserve per-principal policy information, since the current default format does
not contain this data.) Otherwise, a new database is created containing only what
is in the dump file and the old one destroyed upon successful completion.

If specified, dbname overrides the value specified on the command line or the default.

ark
ark [-e enc:salt,...] principal

Adds new random keys to principal at the next available key version number. Keys for the
current highest key version number will be preserved. The -e option specifies the list of
encryption and salt types to be used for the new keys.

add_mkey
add_mkey [-e etype] [-s]

Adds a new master key to the master key principal, but does not mark it as active.
Existing master keys will remain. The -e option specifies the encryption type of the new
master key; see Encryption_types in kdc.conf(5) for a list of possible values. The -s
option stashes the new master key in the stash file, which will be created if it doesn't
already exist.

After a new master key is added, it should be propagated to slave servers via a manual or
periodic invocation of kprop(8). Then, the stash files on the slave servers should be
updated with the kdb5_util stash command. Once those steps are complete, the key is ready
to be marked active with the kdb5_util use_mkey command.

use_mkey
use_mkey mkeyVNO [time]

Sets the activation time of the master key specified by mkeyVNO. Once a master key
becomes active, it will be used to encrypt newly created principal keys. If no time
argument is given, the current time is used, causing the specified master key version to
become active immediately. The format for time is getdate string.

After a new master key becomes active, the kdb5_util update_princ_encryption command can
be used to update all principal keys to be encrypted in the new master key.

list_mkeys
list_mkeys

List all master keys, from most recent to earliest, in the master key principal. The
output will show the kvno, enctype, and salt type for each mkey, similar to the output of
kadmin(1) getprinc. A * following an mkey denotes the currently active master key.

purge_mkeys
purge_mkeys [-f] [-n] [-v]

Delete master keys from the master key principal that are not used to protect any
principals. This command can be used to remove old master keys all principal keys are
protected by a newer master key.

-f does not prompt for confirmation.

-n performs a dry run, showing master keys that would be purged, but not actually
purging any keys.

-v gives more verbose output.

update_princ_encryption
update_princ_encryption [-f] [-n] [-v] [princ-pattern]

Update all principal records (or only those matching the princ-pattern glob pattern) to
re-encrypt the key data using the active database master key, if they are encrypted using
a different version, and give a count at the end of the number of principals updated. If
the -f option is not given, ask for confirmation before starting to make changes. The -v
option causes each principal processed to be listed, with an indication as to whether it
needed updating or not. The -n option performs a dry run, only showing the actions which
would have been taken.

AUTHOR

MIT

COPYRIGHT

       1985-2013, MIT