Re: krb5-kdc won't start

[Mart van de Wege <mvdwege_public@myrealbox.comnl>]

Rudy Gevaert <rudy@zeus.UGent.be> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to get kerberos to work (first time). I'm using debian and
> installed the krb5-kdc, krb5-admin-server and the packages that are
> needed for those.
>
> When starting /etc/init.d/krb5-kdc I get the following in auth.log
>
> Jan 10 17:35:40 testbak krb5kdc[3960]: setting up network...
> Jan 10 17:35:40 testbak krb5kdc[3961]: commencing operation
> Jan 10 17:35:40 testbak krb5kdc[3961]: Network not initialized - while 
> processing network requests
> Jan 10 17:35:40 testbak krb5kdc[3961]: Network not initialized - while 
> shutting down network
> Jan 10 17:35:40 testbak krb5kdc[3961]: shutting down
>
> I can start /etc/init.d/krb5-admin-server without problem.
>
On what interface do you want the KDC to listen, and does it have an
IP?

I saw the same messages when trying to setup a small test KDC that was
to run on localhost only. I found that I had to bring up an interface
with an IP for krb5-kdc to start.

Mart

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