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.FM mit kpasswd - change a user's Kerberos password kpasswd [ -h ] [ -u username ] [ -i instance ] The kpasswd command is used to change a Kerberos principal's password.

If the -h option is specified, a brief summary of the options is printed, and kpasswd then exits.

If the -u option is specified, username is used as the principal name, rather than the username of the user running kpasswd .

If the -i option is specified, instance is used as the instance, rather than a null instance.

The utility prompts for the current Kerberos password (printing the name of the principal for which it intends to change the password), which is verified by the Kerberos server. If the old password is correct, the user is prompted twice for the new password. A message is printed indicating the success or failure of the password changing operation.

kerberos(1), kinit(1), passwd(1) kpasswd should take the default name and instance from the current ticket file rather than by using the Unix username.