Error configuring Kerberos on CentOS 6 - security

Question

After configuring Kerberos on private server which runs on CentOS 6, I get this error when I run the kinit I get the following response:
kinit: Realm not local to KDC while getting initial credentials
This is the copy of my config file:
[logging]
default = FILE:/var/log/krb5libs.log
kdc = FILE:/var/log/krb5kdc.log
admin_server = FILE:/var/log/kadmind.log
[libdefaults]
dns_lookup_realm = true
dns_lookup_kdc = true
ticket_lifetime = 24h
renew_lifetime = 7d
forwardable = true
# rdns = false
default_realm = CENTSERVER01
# default_ccache_name = KEYSTRING:persistent:%{uid}
[realms]
CENTSERVER01 = {
kdc = centserver01:88
admin_server = centserver01:88
}
[domain_realm]
.centserver01 = CENTSERVER01
centserver01 = CENTSERVER01

Answer 1

This error usually means that your Kerberos configuration file, which is by default /etc/krb5.conf, is configured wrong. You'll need to fix that, in order to fix the problem. These errors are usually caught through a simple visual examination of this file. Edit the file according to the sample krb5.conf file on the MIT web site; simply replace the the example.com name with your actual Kerberos realm name and DNS name, keeping note of case sensitivity throughout.