Ksetup:addkpasswd
Updated: April 17, 2012
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
Adds a Kerberos password (Kpasswd) server address for a realm. For examples of how this command can be used, see Examples.
Syntax
ksetup /addkpasswd <RealmName> [<KpasswdName>]
Parameters
If the Kerberos realm that the workstation will be authenticating to supports the Kerberos change password protocol, you can configure a client computer running the Windows operating system to use a Kerberos password server. This setting is configured on the realm side.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
<RealmName> |
The realm name is stated as an uppercase DNS name, such as CORP.CONTOSO.COM, and is listed as the default realm or Realm= when ksetup is run. |
<KpasswdName> |
The KDC name that is to be used as the Kerberos password server is stated as a case insensitive fully-qualified domain name, such as mitkdc.microsoft.com. If the KDC name is omitted, DNS might be used to locate KDCs. |
Remarks
If the Kerberos realm that the workstation will be authenticating to supports the Kerberos change password protocol, you can configure a client computer running the Windows operating system to use a Kerberos password server.
Run the command ksetup to verify the KDC name. If kpasswd = does not appear in the output, the mapping has not been configured.
You can add additional KDC names one at a time.
Examples
Configure the realm, CORP.CONTOSO.COM, so that it uses the non-Windows KDC server, mitkdc.contoso.com, as the password server:
ksetup /addkpasswd CORP.CONTOSO.COM mitkdc.contoso.com
This results in a non-Windows Kerberos password server that controls all the passwords for authentication between it and the realm.