1 kas create AFS Commands kas create
6 kas create -- create an entry in the Authentication
11 kas create -name <name of user> [-initial_password
13 [-admin_username <admin principal to use for
15 [-password_for_admin <admin password>] [-cell <cell name>]
16 [-servers <explicit list of authentication
21 ACCEPTABLE ABBREVIATIONS/ALIASES
23 kas c -na <name of user> [-i <initial password>]
24 [-a <admin principal to use for authentication>] [-p <admin
26 [-c <cell name>] [-s <explicit list of authentication
32 Creates an entry in Authentication Database for name of
33 user. The Authentication Server converts initial password
34 into a form suitable for use as an encryption key, and
35 places it in the entry's key field.
39 -name specifies the name of the new
40 Authentication Database entry. It will be
41 the user name under which the user logs in
44 -initial_password specifies a character string that will
45 become the user's password. The
46 Authentication Server scrambles it into an
47 octal key and places it in the key field
48 of the Database entry. If the issuer does
49 not provide it, it will be prompted for
50 (if it is not provided at the prompt the
51 create operation fails). The advantage of
52 waiting for the prompt is that the
53 password does not echo on the screen.
55 -admin_username specifies the user name under which the
56 issuer wishes to perform the command. See
57 section 4.3 in the Reference Manual for
58 more details. -password_for_admin
59 specifies the issuer's password. If
60 provided here, the password is visible on
61 the screen. If the issuer does not
62 provide it, it will be prompted for and
63 not be visible on the screen. See section
64 4.3 in the Reference Manual for more
69 specifies the cell in which to run the
70 command, if not the local cell. See
71 section 4.3 in the Reference Manual for
72 more details. -servers
73 specifies the database server machine(s)
74 with which to establish a connection. See
75 section 4.3 in the Reference Manual for
77 establishes an unauthenticated connection
78 between the Authentication Servers and
79 issuer, whom they assign the unprivileged
80 identity anonymous rather than attempting
81 mutual authentication. See section 4.3 in
82 the Reference Manual for more details.
84 prints the online help for this command.
85 Do not provide any other arguments or
86 flags with this one. See section 4.3 in
87 the Reference Manual for more details.
91 The following shows the prompts that appear when someone
92 authenticated as admin creates an Authentication Database
93 entry for the user smith, and does not specify smith's
94 initial password on the command line. The passwords typed
95 at the prompts do not echo visibly.
97 % kas cr smith Password for admin: initial_password:
98 Verifying, please re-enter initial_password:
102 Issuer must have the ADMIN flag set in his or her
103 Authentication Database entry.