NAME
	  kinit	- obtain and cache Kerberos ticket-granting ticket

     SYNOPSIS
	  kinit	[ -l lifetime ]	[ -s starttime ] [ -p ]	[ -f ] [ -r
	  rlife	] [ -c cachename ] principal

     DESCRIPTION
	  kinit	obtains	and caches an initial ticket-granting ticket
	  for principal.  The -l option	specifies the lifetime to be
	  requested for	the ticket; if this option is not specified,
	  the default ticket lifetime (configured by each site)	is
	  used instead.

	  The -s option	specifies the start time, and causes you to
	  get a	postdated ticket. Postdated tickets are	issued with
	  the invalid flag set,	and needs to be	fed back to the	kdc
	  before use.  The -p option specifies that the	PROXIABLE
	  option should	be requested for the ticket.

	  The -f option	specifies that the FORWARDABLE option should
	  be requested for the ticket.

	  The -r rlife option specifies	that the RENEWABLE option
	  should be requested for the ticket, and specifies the
	  desired total	lifetime of the	ticket.

	  The -c option	can be used to specify an alternate
	  credentials cache; if	this option is not used, the default
	  cache	is used.  Any contents of the cache are	destroyed by
	  kinit.

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

     FILES
	  /tmp/krb5cc_[uid]   as the normal default credentials	cache
			      ([uid] is	the decimal UID	of the user).

     SEE ALSO
	  klist(1), kdestroy(1), krb5(3)

     BUGS








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