5.5.3 Creating a Stash File

A stash file allows a KDC to authenticate itself to the database utilities, such as kadmin, kadmind, krb5kdc, and kdb5_util.

To create a stash file, use the kdb5_util stash command. The syntax is:

     kdb5_util stash [-f keyfile]

For example:

     shell% kdb5_util stash
     kdb5_util: Cannot find/read stored master key while reading master key
     kdb5_util: Warning: proceeding without master key
     Enter KDC database master key:  <= Type the KDC database master password.
     shell%

If you do not specify a stash file, kdb5_util will stash the key in the file specified in your kdc.conf file.