This procedure will result in a new Kerberos realm. If you already have access to a Kerberos KDC, you can skip to the client and application server parts. Also, the below procedure is very abbreviated and is not a substitute for reading the documentation supplied in the package or on the MIT Kerberos website.

1. Install krb (you can download and build it from http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/network/krb5/)
2. Configure /etc/krb5.conf, /var/krb5kdc/kdc.conf and /var/krb5kdc/kadm5.acl . These files are examples which you should adjust after reading the Kerberos documentation.

krb5.conf

 [domain_realm]
        example.com = EXAMPLE.COM
        .example.com = EXAMPLE.COM

[libdefaults]
        default_realm = EXAMPLE.COM
        dns_kdc_lookup = true
        dns_realm_lookup = true
        forwardable = true
        renewable = true
        [realms]

EXAMPLE.COM = {
	kdc = kerberos-1.example.com:88
	kdc = kerberos-2.example.com:88
        admin_server = kerberos-1.example.com:749
        }
        

kdc.conf

[kdcdefaults]
        kdc_ports = 749,88

[realms]
        EXAMPLE.COM = {
                database_name = /var/krb5kdc/principal
                admin_keytab = FILE:/var/krb5kdc/kadm5.keytab
                acl_file = /var/krb5kdc/kadm5.acl
                key_stash_file = /var/krb5kdc/.k5.EXAMPLE.COM
                kdc_ports = 749,88
                max_life = 10h 0m 0s
                max_renewable_life = 7d 0h 0m 0s
                supported_keytypes = aes256-cts des-cbc-crc des-cbc-md5
        }

kadm5.acl

krb5adminprinc/admin   *

3. Create DataBase

/usr/kerberos/sbin/kdb5_util create -r EXAMPLE.COM -s

4. Extract the admin server keys to /var/krb5kdc/kadm5.keytab.

/usr/kerberos/sbin/kadmin.local
kadmin.local: xst -k /var/krb5kdc/kadm5.keytab kadmin/admin kadmin/changepw

5. Create host and other principals; extract to /etc/krb5.keytab

kadmin.local: ank -randkey host/fully.qualified.domain.name
kadmin.local: xst -k /etc/krb5.keytab host/fully.qualified.domain.name

**6.** Create admin, user principals
kadmin.local: ank krb5adminprinc/admin
kadmin.local: ank krb5userprinc
kadmin.local: quit

7. Create startup script /etc/rc.d/rc.krb5

#!/bin/sh
#
# /etc/rc.d/rc.krb5
#
# Start/stop/restart the MIT Kerberos V KDC
#
# To make Kerberos start automatically at boot, make this
# file executable:  chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.krb5
#

krb5_start() {
  if [ -x /usr/kerberos/sbin/krb5kdc -a -x /usr/kerberos/sbin/kadmind -a -r /etc/krb5.conf -a -r /var/krb5kdc/kdc.conf ]; then
    echo "Starting Kerberos:  /usr/kerberos/sbin/krb5kdc"
    /usr/kerberos/sbin/krb5kdc
    echo "                 /usr/kerberos/sbin/kadmind"
    /usr/kerberos/sbin/kadmind
  fi
}

krb5_stop() {
  killall krb5kdc kadmind
}

krb5_restart() {
  krb5_stop
  sleep 2
  krb5_start
}

case "$1" in
'start')
  krb5_start
  ;;
'stop')
  krb5_stop
  ;;
'restart')
  krb5_restart
  ;;
*)
  # Default is "start", for backwards compatibility with previous
  # Slackware versions.  This may change to a 'usage' error someday.
  krb5_start
esac

8. Start KDC daemons:

# chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.krb5
# /etc/rc.d/rc.krb5 start

9. Remember to make the rc.krb5 script executable if you want the KDC to start automatically at boot. Verify connectivity to KDC with kadmin, kinit:

$ kinit krb5userprinc
$ klist
$ kadmin -p krb5adminprinc/admin

This procedure will result in a client capable of retrievving Kerberos tickets from a KDC and allow Kerberos principals to login at the console. Successful console login by a principal will generate tickets in the user's cache. Failed login by a principal (because the principal doesn't exist, or the wrong password was supplied) should fall through to local authentications (/etc/shadow). Note: the principal must be associated with an account on the system, either in the local passwd database or via a network system such as NIS or LDAP.

1. Install krb5 always http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/network/krb5/ . 2. Setup /etc/krb5.conf: krb5.conf

[domain_realm]
        example.com = EXAMPLE.COM
        .example.com = EXAMPLE.COM

[libdefaults]
        default_realm = EXAMPLE.COM
        dns_kdc_lookup = true
        dns_realm_lookup = true
        forwardable = true
        renewable = true

[realms]

EXAMPLE.COM = {
			kdc = kerberos-1.example.com:88
			kdc = kerberos-2.example.com:88
			admin_server = kerberos-1.example.com:749
        }

3. Verify kadmin, kinit working

$ kinit krb5userprinc
$ klist
$ kadmin -p krb5adminprinc/admin

4. Add host principal, and extract host principal to /etc/krb5.keytab using kadmin and admin principal:

# kadmin -p krb5adminprinc/admin
kadmin: ank -randkey host/fully.qualified.domain.name
kadmin: xst -k /etc/krb5.keytab host/fully.qualified.domain.name
kadmin: quit

* Original source: http://arktur.shuttle.de/CD/Testpakete/Kerberos/krb5.html * Contributions by User jamesaxl