
KIMPERSONATE(8)           BSD System Manager's Manual          KIMPERSONATE(8)

NAME
     kimpersonate -- impersonate a user when there exist a srvtab, keyfile or
     KeyFile

SYNOPSIS
     kimpersonate [-s string | --server=string] [-c string | --client=string]
                  [-k string | --keytab=string] [-5 | --krb5]
                  [-e integer | --expire-time=integer]
                  [-a string | --client-address=string]
                  [-t string | --enc-type=string]
                  [-f string | --ticket-flags=string] [--verbose] [--version]
                  [--help]

DESCRIPTION
     The kimpersonate program creates a "fake" ticket using the service-key of
     the service.  The service key can be read from a Kerberos 5 keytab, AFS
     KeyFile or (if compiled with support for Kerberos 4) a Kerberos 4 srvtab.
     Supported options:

     -s string, --server=string
             name of server principal

     -c string, --client=string
             name of client principal

     -k string, --keytab=string
             name of keytab file

     -5, --krb5
             create a Kerberos 5 ticket

     -e integer, --expire-time=integer
             lifetime of ticket in seconds

     -a string, --client-address=string
             address of client

     -t string, --enc-type=string
             encryption type

     -f string, --ticket-flags=string
             ticket flags for krb5 ticket

     --verbose
             Verbose output

     --version
             Print version

     --help

FILES
     Uses /etc/krb5.keytab, /etc/srvtab and /usr/afs/etc/KeyFile when avail-
     able and the -k option is used with an appropriate prefix.

EXAMPLES
     kimpersonate can be used in samba root preexec option or for debugging.
     kimpersonate -s host/hummel.e.kth.se@E.KTH.SE -c lha@E.KTH.SE -5 will
     create a Kerberos 5 ticket for lha@E.KTH.SE for the host hummel.e.kth.se
     if there exists a keytab entry for it in /etc/krb5.keytab.

SEE ALSO
     kinit(1), klist(1)

AUTHORS
     Love Hornquist Astrand <lha@kth.se>

Heimdal                       September 18, 2006                       Heimdal
