kinit(1m)                Open Software Foundation                 kinit(1m)




 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      kinit - Obtains and caches ticket-granting ticket

 SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
      kinit [-c cachename] [-f] [-l lifetime] [-p] [-r lifetime] [-v]
      [principal]


 OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]
      -c cachename
                Specifies an alternative credentials cache, cachename, to be
                used in place of the default credentials cache.  The kinit
                command overwrites the contents of the alternative cache
                with the current credentials.

                The name of the default credentials cache may vary between
                systems. However, if the KRB5CCNAME environment variable is
                set, its value is used to name the default cache.

      -f        Requests the FORWARDABLE option.  This option allows a
                ticket-granting ticket with a different network address than
                the present ticket-granting ticket to be issued to the
                principal. For forwardable tickets to be granted, the
                principal's account in the registry must specify that the
                principal can be granted forwardable tickets.

      -l lifetime
                Specifies the lifetime of the ticket-granting ticket in
                hours.  If this option is not specified, the default ticket
                lifetime (set by each site using the rgy_edit(1m) command)
                is used.

      -p        Requests the PROXIABLE option.  This option allows a ticket
                with a different network address than the present ticket to
                be issued to the principal. For proxiable tickets to be
                granted, the principal's account in the registry must
                specify that the principal can be granted proxiable tickets.

      -r lifetime
                Requests the RENEWABLE option.  This option allows the
                tickets issued to the principal to be renewed.  For
                renewable tickets to be granted, the principal's account in
                the registry must specify that the principal can be granted
                renewable tickets. The lifetime of the ticket-granting
                ticket is specified in hours by lifetime.

      -v        Specifies that the command should run in verbose mode.


 ARGUMENTS    [Toc]    [Back]




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      principal The principal argument specifies the name of the principal
                for whom the ticket-granting ticket should be obtained. If
                principal is omitted, the principal name from the existing
                cache is reused.


 DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
      The kinit command can be used to refresh a DCE credentials cache.
      When you invoke kinit, it prompts for your password.

      The ticket lifetime and renewable lifetime are set in the following
      format:

      {num {interval}}...


      where:


      num       A number that specifies the number of the interval; interval
                can be specified by the following:


                  +  w - weeks

                  +  d - days

                  +  h - hours

                  +  m - minutes

                  +  s - seconds


      For example, to set the lifetime to 3 weeks, 5 days, and 10 hours, the
      entry would be the following:

      3w5d10h


 FILES    [Toc]    [Back]
      /tmp/krb5cc_[unix_id]
                          If the KRB5CCNAME environment variable is not set,
                          the name of the file is in the form shown where
                          [unix_id] is the decimal UNIX ID of the user.  If
                          the KRB5CCNAME environment variable is set, its
                          setting determines the name of the file.


 NOTE    [Toc]    [Back]
      kinit provided under "/usr/bin" is part of Kerberos V5 client product.



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      For DCE operations use "/opt/dce/bin/kinit".


 RELATED INFORMATION    [Toc]    [Back]
      Commands: klist(1m), kdestroy(1m).


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