.TH kinit 8krb.SH Namekinit \- Kerberos login utility.SH Syntax.B /usr/bin/kinit[.B \-irv].SH Description.NXR "Kerberos routines" "kinit"You use the.PN kinitcommand to log into the Kerberos authentication and authorizationsystem. You also use the .PN kinitcommand when your original tickets have expired.When you use the .PN kinitcommand without options, the utility prompts for a username and a Kerberospassword and attempts to authenticate to the local Kerberosserver..PPIf Kerberos authenticates you correctly,.PN kinitretrieves your initial ticket and puts it in the ticket file specifiedby the KRBTKFILE environment variable.  If you have not defined thisvariable, the ticket is stored in the file.PN /var/dss/kerberos/tkt/tkt\[\fIuid\fP] ..PPMake sure you use the .PN kdestroy(8krb) command to destroy any active tickets before ending your loginsession.  You may want to put the .PN kdestroy command in a .PN \&.logoutfile so that all tickets are destroyedautomatically when you log out.Only registered Kerberos users can use the Kerberossystem..SH Options.TP 7.B \-iCauses.PN kinitto prompt you for a Kerberos instance..TP.B \-rCauses.PN kinitto prompt you for a Kerberos realm.  This option lets you authenticateyourself with a remote Kerberos server..TP.B \-vInitiates verbose mode.   This causes.PN kinitto print the name of the ticket file used and a status messageindicating the success or failure of your login attempt..SH RestrictionsAlthough user-level authentication is not supported,.PN kinitis useful for testing the installation of Kerberos functionality,by determining if a newly installed principal can obtain aticket-granting ticket.  For example, to determine if the.PN namedrunning on machine X can obtain its ticket-granting ticket,you can run.PN kinit ,input the principal name,.PN named , the instance, X, and the password of.PN named .If.PN kinitsucceeds, then Kerberos is correctly installed on machine X..PPThe.PN \-roption has not been fully implemented..SH Files.TP.PN /var/dss/kerberos/tkt/tkt\[\fIuid\fP].SH See Alsokdestroy(8krb), klist(8krb)