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13 13  **The guide is for illustration. Expectation is that you do not follow it verbatim but adapt it to your needs.**
14 14  
15 15  
16 -=== Install packages: ===
16 +=== Install packages ===
17 17  
18 18  (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
19 19  The packages you need are [[krb5-kdc-ldap>>url:https://packages.debian.org/krb5-kdc-ldap]], [[krb5-admin-server>>url:https://packages.debian.org/krb5-admin-server]] for the actual KDC and [[schema2ldif>>url:https://packages.debian.org/schema2ldif]]  plus [[slapd>>https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=slapd]] for adding the schema and ##slappasswd##. They are to be installed on your designated Debian host.
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22 22  ##{{{$ sudo apt install krb5-kdc-ldap krb5-admin-server schema2ldif}}}##
23 23  
24 24  
25 -=== Load ##kerberos LDAP## schema: ===
25 +=== Load kerberos LDAP schema ===
26 26  
27 -Now you need to load the kerberos schema into the LDAP server on the Synology. And here you need to use the ##cn=config## DN.
27 +Now you need to load the kerberos schema into the LDAP server on the Synology. Use the ##cn=config## DN.
28 28  
29 29  (% style="color:#400" %)
30 -##{{{$ zcat /usr/share/doc/krb5-kdc-ldap/kerberos.openldap.ldif.gz | ldapadd -H ldaps://nas.example.com/ -D cn=config -W}}}##
31 -##{{{Enter LDAP Password:}}}##
32 -##{{{adding new entry "cn=kerberos,cn=schema,cn=config"}}}##
33 -##{{{$}}}##
30 +##{{{$ zcat /usr/share/doc/krb5-kdc-ldap/kerberos.openldap.ldif.gz | ldapadd -H ldaps://nas.example.com/ -D cn=config -W Enter LDAP Password: adding new entry "cn=kerberos,cn=schema,cn=config" $}}}##
34 34  
35 35  
36 -=== Create Index on krbPrincipalName: ===
33 +=== Create Index on krbPrincipalName ===
37 37  
38 -Having an index on the ##krbPrincipalName## improves performance and also suppresses some log messages if ##slapd## is configured to log more than default for the database(s) where you intend to store Kerberos data. As this is OpenLDAP on the Synology, it does not use ##mdb## format, it uses ##bdb##. If you install ##slapd## on Debian, it uses ##mdb## format. It is different database format, but the principle is the same. Again, as you are modifying config, the DN is ##cn=config##. Interestingly, it is still the main password you set for the Synology LDAP server.
35 +Having an index on the ##krbPrincipalName## improves performance. Synology OpenLDAP does not use ##mdb## format, it uses ##bdb##. Debian ##slapd## uses ##mdb## format. It is different database format, but the principle is the same. Again, as you are modifying config, the DN is ##cn=config##. Use the main password you set for the Synology LDAP server. Create a file ##step1.ldif## with the following content:
39 39  
40 40  (% style="color:#400" %)
41 -##{{{$ ldapmodify -H ldaps://nas.example.com/ -D cn=config -W <<EOF}}}##
42 -##{{{dn: olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config}}}##
43 -##{{{add: olcDbIndex}}}##
44 -##{{{olcDbIndex: krbPrincipalName eq,pres,sub}}}##
45 -##{{{EOF}}}##
46 -##{{{Enter LDAP Password:}}}##
47 -##{{{modifying entry "olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config"}}}##
48 -##{{{$}}}##
38 +##{{{
39 +dn: olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config
40 +add: olcDbIndex
41 +olcDbIndex: krbPrincipalName eq,pres,sub}}}##
49 49  
50 50  
51 -=== Create principals kadmin and kdc: ===
44 +and apply it with
52 52  
53 -Next, you create and configure two entries which will be used by the Kerberos servers to connect to OpenLDAP. As you will not run the Kerberos KDC and Admin Server on the same host as OpenLDAP, these steps are required. In order to keep things nicely separated, everything will be created under a separate ##organizationalUnit##. I diverge from the official Debian guide here as I do not agree with the DN they use. I also had to make changes to the DNs of ##kdc## and ##kadmin## due to ##pwdPolicy## applied by Synology to their LDAP server. The official guide will have you use placeholder passwords and that does not work with the Synology LDAP server. You need to generate them upfront with ##slappasswd -h {SSHA}##.
54 -
55 55  (% style="color:#400" %)
56 -##{{{$ ldapadd -H ldap://nas.example.com/ -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com -W <<EOF}}}##
57 -##{{{dn: ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com}}}##
58 -##{{{objectClass: organizationalUnit}}}##
59 -##{{{objectClass: top}}}##
60 -##{{{ou: kerberos}}}##
47 +##{{{$ ldapmodify -H ldaps://nas.example.com/ -D cn=config -W -f step1.ldif
48 +Enter LDAP Password:
61 61  
62 -(% style="color:#400" %)
63 -##{{{dn: cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com}}}##
64 -##{{{cn: kdc}}}##
65 -##{{{sn: kdc}}}##
66 -##{{{objectClass: person}}}##
67 -##{{{objectClass: pwdPolicy}}}##
68 -##{{{pwdAttribute: userPassword}}}##
69 -##{{{pwdMinLength: 8}}}##
70 -##{{{pwdCheckQuality: 2}}}##
71 -##{{{pwdPolicySubentry: cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com}}}##
72 -##{{{userPassword: {SSHA}<password-hash>}}}##
73 -##{{{description: Kerberos KDC Account}}}##
50 +modifying entry "olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config"
74 74  
75 -(% style="color:#400" %)
76 -##{{{dn: cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com}}}##
77 -##{{{cn: kadmin}}}##
78 -##{{{sn: kadmin}}}##
79 -##{{{objectClass: person}}}##
80 -##{{{objectClass: pwdPolicy}}}##
81 -##{{{pwdAttribute: userPassword}}}##
82 -##{{{pwdMinLength: 8}}}##
83 -##{{{pwdCheckQuality: 2}}}##
84 -##{{{pwdPolicySubentry: cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com}}}##
85 -##{{{userPassword: {SSHA}<password-hash>}}}##
86 -##{{{description: Kerberos KDC Account}}}##
87 -##{{{EOF}}}##
88 -##{{{Enter LDAP Password:}}}##
52 +$ }}}##
89 89  
90 -(% style="color:#400" %)
91 -##{{{adding new entry "ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"}}}##
92 92  
55 +=== Create principals kadmin and kdc ===
56 +
57 +Next, you create and configure two entries which will be used by the Kerberos servers to connect to OpenLDAP. Not running the Kerberos KDC and Admin Server on the same host as OpenLDAP, these steps are required. Keeping things confined, everything will be created under a separate ##organizationalUnit##. My guide differs from the official Debian guide here. Due to Synology OpenLDAP having a strict password policy, it was necessary to adjust the DNs of ##kdc## and ##kadmin##. The official guide use placeholder passwords which does not work with the Synology LDAP server.
58 +Generate the passwords upfront with ##slappasswd -h {SSHA}##. Then create a file ##step2.ldif## with the following content:
59 +
93 93  (% style="color:#400" %)
94 -##{{{adding new entry "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"}}}##
61 +##{{{
62 +dn: ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
63 +objectClass: organizationalUnit
64 +objectClass: top
65 +ou: kerberos
95 95  
67 +dn: cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
68 +cn: kdc
69 +sn: kdc
70 +objectClass: person
71 +objectClass: pwdPolicy
72 +pwdAttribute: userPassword
73 +pwdMinLength: 8
74 +pwdCheckQuality: 2
75 +pwdPolicySubentry: cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
76 +userPassword: {SSHA}<password-hash>
77 +description: Kerberos KDC Account
78 +
79 +dn: cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
80 +cn: kadmin
81 +sn: kadmin
82 +objectClass: person
83 +objectClass: pwdPolicy
84 +pwdAttribute: userPassword
85 +pwdMinLength: 8
86 +pwdCheckQuality: 2
87 +pwdPolicySubentry: cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
88 +userPassword: {SSHA}<password-hash>
89 +description: Kerberos KDC Account}}}##
90 +
91 +
92 +Apply it with
93 +
96 96  (% style="color:#400" %)
97 -##{{{adding new entry "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"}}}##
95 +##{{{$ ldapadd -H ldaps://nas.example.com/ -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com -W -f step2.ldif
96 +Enter LDAP Password:
98 98  
98 +adding new entry "ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"
99 99  
100 -Synology LDAP server did not like adding users with placeholder passwords, because Synology puts in place password policies. Hence changing this to a ##cn## instead of a ##uid##. It seems to have worked out fine as my KDC is fully functioning.
100 +adding new entry "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"
101 101  
102 +adding new entry "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"
102 102  
103 -=== Grant kdc and kadmin permissions: ===
104 +$ }}}##
104 104  
105 -This switches back to the ##cn=config## DN as you are changing the permissions.
106 106  
107 -$ ldapmodify -H ldaps:~/~/ds723.trudheim.com -W -D cn=config <<EOF
107 +A small note on this section:
108 +The ##objectClass: pwdPolicy## must be added to a, to LDAP, physical thing. ##objectClass: person## fits the criteria, but can not have ##uid##. So to make it work, the ##uid## is replaced with ##sn## and ##cn## (yes, both are needed). Then you can set the other four attributes and add the hashed password you got from ##slappasswd##.
108 108  
110 +
111 +=== Grant kdc and kadmin permissions ===
112 +
113 +This switches back to the ##cn=config## DN as you are changing the permissions. Note that we now reference our kdc and kadmin accounts and we grant them permission to the krbContainer which will house all our kerberos principals. Give both of them write access, because we do want to have the ability to track last login and lock accounts if there are too many login failures. We like security.
114 +
115 +Create ##step3.ldif## with the following content:
116 +
117 +(% style="color:#400" %)
118 +##{{{
109 109  dn: olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config
110 110  add: olcAccess
111 111  olcAccess: {0}to attrs=krbPrincipalKey
112 112   by anonymous auth
113 - by dn.exact="cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com" write
114 - by dn.exact="cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com" write
123 + by dn.exact="cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com" write
124 + by dn.exact="cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com" write
115 115   by self write
116 116   by * none
117 117  -
118 118  add: olcAccess
119 119  olcAccess: {1}to dn.subtree="cn=krbContainer,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"
120 - by dn.exact="cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com" write
121 - by dn.exact="cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com" write
130 + by dn.exact="cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com" write
131 + by dn.exact="cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com" write
122 122   by * none
133 +}}}##
123 123  
124 -EOF
125 125  
126 -Enter LDAP Password:
127 -modifying entry "olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config"
136 +**Do not get the domain part above wrong. If you do, you may not be able to use ##kadmin## or ##kinit## and fixing the permissions without breaking something else is a nervous task. Trust me on this (as I screwed them up).**
128 128  
129 -$
138 +Apply it with
130 130  
140 +(% style="color:#400" %)
141 +##{{{
142 +$ ldapmodify -H ldaps://nas.example.com -W -D cn=config -f step3.ldif
143 +Enter LDAP Password:
131 131  
132 -Note that we now reference our kdc and kadmin accounts and we grant them permission to the krbContainer which will house all our kerberos principals. Give both of them write access, because we do want to have the ability to track last login and lock accounts if there are login failures. We like security.
145 +modifying entry "olcDatabase={1}bdb,cn=config"
133 133  
147 +$ }}}##
134 134  
135 -=== Create krb5.conf: ===
136 136  
137 -Over to adjusting /etc/krb5.conf so that it will point to the right thing later. It should look something like this:
150 +=== Create krb5.conf ===
138 138  
152 +Next we create (or modify) ##/etc/krb5.conf## so that it will point to the right thing later. It should look something like this:
139 139  
140 -{{{[libdefaults]
141 - default_realm = EXAMPLE.COM
142 - dns_lookup_realm = false
143 - dns_lookup_kdc = false
144 - ticket_lifetime = 24h
145 - forwardable = true
146 - proxiable = true
147 - rdns = false
154 +(% style="color:#400" %)
155 +##{{{
156 +[libdefaults]
157 + default_realm = EXAMPLE.COM
158 + dns_lookup_realm = false
159 + dns_lookup_kdc = false
160 + ticket_lifetime = 24h
161 + forwardable = true
162 + proxiable = true
163 + rdns = false
148 148  
149 149  [realms]
150 - EXAMPLE.COM = {
151 - kdc = debian.example.com
152 - admin_server = debian.example.com
153 - default_domain = example.com
154 - }
155 - [domain_realm]
156 - .example.com = EXAMPLE.COM
157 - example.com = EXAMPLE.COM}}}
166 + EXAMPLE.COM = {
167 + kdc = debian.example.com
168 + admin_server = debian.example.com
169 + default_domain = example.com
170 + }
171 +[domain_realm]
172 + .example.com = EXAMPLE.COM
173 + example.com = EXAMPLE.COM
174 +}}}##
158 158  
159 -Make sure your designated debian server have ports 88, 464 and 749 open, both for TCP and UDP, in its firewall. 88 is for the kdc, 464 and 749 is for kadmin.
160 160  
177 +Make sure your designated debian server have ports **88**, **464** and **749** open, both for TCP and UDP, in its firewall. 88 is for the kdc, 464 and 749 is for kadmin.
161 161  
162 -=== Create kdc.conf: ===
163 163  
164 -Next, we need to write up /etc/krb5kdc/kdc.conf. Something like this should work
180 +=== Create kdc.conf ===
165 165  
182 +Now we do /etc/krb5kdc/kdc.conf. Something like this should work
166 166  
184 +(% style="color:#400" %)
185 +##{{{
167 167  [libdefaults]
168 168  
169 169  [realms]
170 - TRUDHEIM.COM = {
171 - database_module = openldap_ldapconf
172 - max_life = 7d
173 - max_renewable_life = 6d
189 + EXAMPLE.COM = {
190 + database_module = openldap_ldapconf
191 + max_life = 7d
192 + max_renewable_life = 6d
174 174   }
175 175  
176 176  [dbdefaults]
177 - ldap_kerberos_container_dn = cn=krbContainer,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com
196 + ldap_kerberos_container_dn = cn=krbContainer,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
178 178  
179 179  [dbmodules]
180 180   openldap_ldapconf = {
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182 182   disable_last_success = false
183 183   disable_lockout = false
184 184   ldap_conns_per_server = 5
185 - ldap_servers = ldaps:~/~/ds723.trudheim.com
186 - ldap_kdc_dn = "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com"
187 - ldap_kadmind_dn = "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com"
204 + ldap_servers = ldaps:~/~/nas.example.com
205 + ldap_kdc_dn = "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"
206 + ldap_kadmind_dn = "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com"
188 188   ldap_service_password_file = /etc/krb5kdc/service.keyfile
189 189   }
209 +}}}##
190 190  
191 191  
192 -=== Create kadm5.acl: ===
212 +=== Create kadm5.acl ===
193 193  
194 -Then you need to create ##/etc/krb5kdc/kadm5.acl and put in it##
214 +Create ##/etc/krb5kdc/kadm5.acl with the following content so that kerberos administrator principals can run ##kadmin##
195 195  
196 -##*/admin@EXAMPLE.COM *##
216 +(% style="color:#400" %)
217 +##{{{
218 +*/admin@EXAMPLE.COM *
219 +}}}##
197 197  
198 198  
199 -so that administrator principals can run kadmin. Now we are ready to create the domain. And that we do with
222 +=== Create the kerberos domain ===
200 200  
224 +Now we are ready to create the domain. And that we do with ##kdb5_ldap_util## as ##root##. Note that this commandline is deceptive and you need all of it.
201 201  
202 -=== Create the kerberos domain: ===
203 -
204 -#
205 -
206 -kdb5_ldap_util -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=trudheim,dc=com -H ldaps:~/~/ds723.trudheim.com -r TRUDHEIM.COM create -subtrees dc=trudheim,dc=com -maxtktlife '7 Days' -maxrenewlife '6 Days' -s
226 +(% style="color:#400" %)
227 +##{{{
228 +# kdb5_ldap_util -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com -H ldaps://nas.example.com -r EXAMPLE.COM create -subtrees dc=example,dc=com -maxtktlife '7 Days' -maxrenewlife '6 Days' -s
207 207  Password for "uid=root,cn=users,dc=trudheim,dc=com":
208 -Initializing database for realm 'TRUDHEIM.COM'
230 +Initializing database for realm 'EXAMPLE.COM'
209 209  You will be prompted for the database Master Password.
210 210  It is important that you NOT FORGET this password.
211 211  Enter KDC database master key:
212 212  Re-enter KDC database master key to verify:
235 +# }}}##
213 213  
214 -kdb5_ldap_util -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=trudheim,dc=com -H ldaps:~/~/ds723.trudheim.com stashsrvpw -f /etc/krb5kdc/service.keyfile cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com
215 -Password for "uid=root,cn=users,dc=trudheim,dc=com":
216 -Password for "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com":
217 -Re-enter password for "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com":
218 218  
219 -kdb5_ldap_util -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=trudheim,dc=com -H ldaps:~/~/ds723.trudheim.com stashsrvpw -f /etc/krb5kdc/service.keyfile cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com
220 -Password for "uid=root,cn=users,dc=trudheim,dc=com":
221 -Password for "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com":
222 -Re-enter password for "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=trudheim,dc=com":
238 +=== Stash the passwords for ##kdc## and ##kadmin## ===
223 223  
240 +Most likely, you will want your KDC and KAdmin server to start at boot, and for that, we can stash the passwords (into LDAP) for ##cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com## and ##cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com## using the same tool as in the previous step.
224 224  
225 -=== Create the first principals: ===
242 +(% style="color:#400" %)
243 +##{{{
244 +# kdb5_ldap_util -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com -H ldaps://nas.example.com stashsrvpw -f /etc/krb5kdc/service.keyfile cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
245 +Password for "uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com":
246 +Password for "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com":
247 +Re-enter password for "cn=kdc,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com":
248 +# kdb5_ldap_util -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com -H ldaps://nas.example.com stashsrvpw -f /etc/krb5kdc/service.keyfile cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
249 +Password for "uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com":
250 +Password for "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com":
251 +Re-enter password for "cn=kadmin,ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com":
252 +# }}}##
226 226  
227 -
254 +
255 +=== Start the services ===
256 +
257 +We are now ready to start the services. If this does not work, you need to backtrack and find out where you made a mistake, rectify it, and then walk forward again.
258 +
259 +(% style="color:#400" %)
260 +##{{{
261 +# systemctl enable --now krb5-kdc krb5-admin-server
262 +#
263 +}}}##
264 +
265 +
266 +Check that they are running and not giving off errors with ##systemctl status krb5-kdc## and ##systemctl status krb5-admin-server##.
267 +
268 +
269 +=== Create the first regular principals ===
270 +
271 +Providing you got to here without issues it is now time to generate your principals that you will use to authenticate into systems with. Run ##kadmin.local## as root to create first a regular user, and then an admin version of that user.
272 +
273 +(% style="color:#400" %)
274 +##{{{
275 +# kadmin.local
276 +
277 +Authenticating as principal root/admin@EXAMPLE.COM with password.
278 +kadmin.local:  addprinc user
279 +
280 +No policy specified for user@EXAMPLE.COM; defaulting to no policy
281 +Enter password for principal "user@EXAMPLE.COM":
282 +Re-enter password for principal "user@EXAMPLE.COM":
283 +Principal "user@EXAMPLE.COM" created.
284 +
285 +kadmin.local:  addprinc user/admin
286 +No policy specified for user/admin@EXAMPLE.COM; defaulting to no policy
287 +Enter password for principal "user/admin@EXAMPLE.COM":
288 +Re-enter password for principal "user/admin@EXAMPLE.COM":
289 +Principal "user/admin@EXAMPLE.COM" created.
290 +kadmin.local:  q
291 +
292 +# }}}##
293 +
294 +
295 +Worth to note here is that ##user@EXAMPLE.COM## and ##user/admin@EXAMPLE.COM## can have (and probably should have) different passwords. The admin variant is allowed to do things to the kerberos database and should therefore have greater security. This is why you want to have the registering of failures to login enabled. Should you have the system exposed to the internet, you can and should expect intrusion attempts. Having Kerberos deployed makes it harder for perpetrators to gain access, but not impossible.
296 +
297 +If you later kerberise your storage and leverage it for NFS4 mounts from your NAS, you can have NFS exposed to the internet as well. Unless someone has a valid kerberos ticket, even if they somehow could mount a share, they see nothing on it without the krbtgt.
298 +
299 +
300 +=== Test your new principal ===
301 +
302 +Acid test is, can you authenticate with kinit?
303 +
304 +(% style="color:#400" %)
305 +##{{{
306 +$ kinit user@EXAMPLE.COM
307 +
308 +Password for user@EXAMPLE.COM:
309 +
310 +$ klist
311 +Ticket cache: FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_1000
312 +Default principal: user@EXAMPLE.COM
313 +
314 +Valid starting     Expires            Service principal
315 +09/05/24 08:07:35  10/05/24 08:07:35  krbtgt/EXAMPLE.COM@EXAMPLE.COM
316 +
317 +$ }}}##
318 +
319 +
320 +Congratulations - you now have Kerberos working, and to boot, the database sits in LDAP. Which you can inspect with something like:
321 +
322 +(% style="color:#400" %)
323 +##{{{
324 +$ ldapsearch -H ldaps://nas.example.com -D uid=root,cn=users,dc=example,dc=com -W -b ou=kerberos,dc=example,dc=com
325 +}}}##
326 +
327 +
328 +=== Set up pam and sssd ===
329 +
330 + To fully leverage your shiny new KDC, you will want to install the Kerberos authentication pieces for ##PAM## and also ##sssd## to facilitate caching of authentication, in case your KDC is offline for some reason when you try to authenticate into another system.
331 +
332 +(% style="color:#400" %)
333 +##{{{
334 +$ sudo apt install krb5-user libpam-krb5 sssd-krb5
335 +...
336 +$ sudo pam-auth-update
337 +}}}##
338 +
339 +
340 +With ##pam-auth-update## you want to enable Kerberos and SSS authentication (and flip on the auto-creation of home directories while you are there). If you now want to test login on another system with kerberos, you need ##/etc/krb5.conf## and the ##krb5-user##, ##libpam-krb5## and ##sssd-krb5## packages installed on this new system and you need to run ##pam-auth-update## to enable Kerberos and SSS. After that, the system does not need local ##user## (in /etc/passwd) - the kerberos ##user## will work instead.
341 +
342 +/S