[Freeipa-users] resetting an admin account.

Martin Kosek mkosek at redhat.com
Tue Jul 31 07:12:08 UTC 2012


On 07/27/2012 12:48 AM, Steven Jones wrote:
> I have tried to reset my admin password (admjonesst1) using the admin account toa temp password,
> 
> So I run a kinit admjonesst1 to reset it to a perm one and I get,
> 
> ========
> [jonesst1 at 8kxl72s ~]$ kinit admjonesst1
> Password for admjonesst1 at ODS.VUW.AC.NZ: 
> Password expired.  You must change it now.
> Enter new password: 
> Enter it again: 
> kinit: Cannot contact any KDC for requested realm while getting initial credentials
> [jonesst1 at 8kxl72s ~]$ kinit admjonesst1
> Password for admjonesst1 at ODS.VUW.AC.NZ: 
> Password expired.  You must change it now.
> Enter new password: 
> Enter it again: 
> kinit: Cannot contact any KDC for requested realm while getting initial credentials
> [jonesst1 at 8kxl72s ~]$ 
> ========
> 

Would a kinit with a trace turned on show anything interesting?

# KRB5_TRACE=/dev/stdout kinit admjonesst1

It may get us closer to the root cause of this issue.

Martin




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