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
Acknowledgement and Disclaimer