Kerberos initialization failing
The following information describes debugging problems with the Kerberos am_kinit command. If the am_kinit command completes, it generates no output, but we can use the Kerberos am_klist command to view the principals in the ticket cache. If the am_kinit command fails, the error message provides the following details:
- The primary cause for the failure
- A hexadecimal status code
- The specific reason for the failure
The most common primary causes for the am_kinit command to fail are the following reasons:
- Failure to initialize the Kerberos libraries
- Unable to obtain initial credentials
Parent topic: Problems with Kerberos