[Freeipa-users] Problem with FreeIPA v2 and kpasswd on Solaris 10

[Rob Crittenden]

Miljan Karadzic wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having problems configuring Solaris 10 client to work with FreeIPA
> v2 server. Everything seems to be working fine except for password
> change. When I try to change the password I get this error:
>
> $ kpasswd
> kpasswd: Changing password for user at EXAMPLE.COM.
> Old password:
> kpasswd: Cannot establish a session with the Kerberos administrative
> server for realm EXAMPLE.COM. Database error! Required KADM5 principal
> missing.
>
> In KDC log I can see this entry:
>
> AS_REQ (6 etypes {18 17 16 23 3 1}) 10.134.19.22: SERVER_NOT_FOUND:
> user at EXAMPLE.COM for changepw/freeipa.example.com at EXAMPLE.COM, Server
> not found in Kerberos database
>
> (freeipa.example.com is my FreeIPA server)
>
> And this is how it looks like when it's working:
>
> AS_REQ (2 etypes {3 1}) 192.101.1.73: NEEDED_PREAUTH: user at EXAMPLE.COM
> for kadmin/changepw at EXAMPLE.COM, Additional pre-authentication required
> AS_REQ (2 etypes {3 1}) 192.101.1.73: ISSUE: authtime 1287068308, etypes
> {rep=3 tkt=18 ses=1}, user at EXAMPLE.COM for kadmin/changepw at EXAMPLE.COM
> AS_REQ (7 etypes {18 17 16 23 1 3 2}) 10.10.19.35: NEEDED_PREAUTH:
> kadmin/changepw at EXAMPLE.COM for krbtgt/EXAMPLE.COM at EXAMPLE.COM,
> Additional pre-authentication required
> AS_REQ (7 etypes {18 17 16 23 1 3 2}) 10.10.19.35: ISSUE: authtime
> 1287068319, etypes {rep=18 tkt=18 ses=18}, kadmin/changepw at EXAMPLE.COM
> for krbtgt/EXAMPLE.COM at EXAMPLE.COM
> TGS_REQ (7 etypes {18 17 16 23 1 3 2}) 10.10.19.35: ISSUE: authtime
> 1287068319, etypes {rep=18 tkt=18 ses=18}, kadmin/changepw at EXAMPLE.COM
> for ldap/freeipa.example.com at EXAMPLE.COM
>
> It seems that Solaris is requiring
> changepw/freeipa.example.com at EXAMPLE.COM Kerberos principal for password
> changes, instead of kadmin/changepw at EXAMPLE.COM. I have a landscape with
> AIX, HP-UX, Linux and Solaris servers, and all other systems do not use
> mentioned principal, so this seems to be something specific to Solaris
> (or maybe specific to my configuration :)).
>
> Is there a way to instruct Kerberos client which principal to use for
> password changes? Or, if not, how to add the missing principal (I do not
> see a way of doing it with FreeIPA commands)?
>
> Installed software:
>
> Client:
> SUNWkrbr/SUNWkrbu 11.10.0,REV=2005.01.21.16.34
>
> Server:
> 389-ds-base-1.2.6.1-2.fc13.i686
> ipa-admintools-1.9.0.pre4-0.fc13.i686
> ipa-client-1.9.0.pre4-0.fc13.i686
> ipa-python-1.9.0.pre4-0.fc13.i686
> ipa-server-1.9.0.pre4-0.fc13.i686
> ipa-server-selinux-1.9.0.pre4-0.fc13.i686
> krb5-libs-1.7.1-14.fc13.i686
> krb5-server-1.7.1-14.fc13.i686
> krb5-server-ldap-1.7.1-14.fc13.i686
> krb5-workstation-1.7.1-14.fc13.i686
> pam_krb5-2.3.11-1.fc13.i686
> python-iniparse-0.4-1.fc13.noarch
> python-krbV-1.0.90-1.fc13.i686
>
> Thanks,
> Miljan

The good news is that I can reproduce this on my Solaris 10 system. The 
bad news is I'm not sure what the solution is yet. I'll keep looking.
regards

rob