diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5_principal.3 b/lib/krb5/krb5_principal.3
index 072a8d605..433cdebed 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5_principal.3
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5_principal.3
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $Id$
 .\"
-.Dd April 16, 2003
+.Dd October  3, 2003
 .Dt KRB5_PRINCIPAL 3
 .Os HEIMDAL
 .Sh NAME
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@
 .Nm krb5_princ_set_realm ,
 .Nm krb5_principal_compare ,
 .Nm krb5_principal_compare_any_realm ,
-.Nm krb5_principal_get_realm ,
 .Nm krb5_principal_get_comp_string ,
+.Nm krb5_principal_get_realm ,
+.Nm krb5_principal_get_type ,
 .Nm krb5_principal_match ,
+.Nm krb5_principal_set_type ,
 .Nm krb5_realm_compare ,
 .Nm krb5_sname_to_principal ,
 .Nm krb5_sock_to_principal ,
@@ -98,11 +100,15 @@ Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5)
 .Ft krb5_boolean
 .Fn krb5_principal_compare_any_realm "krb5_context context" "krb5_const_principal princ1 "krb5_const_principal princ2"
 .Ft "const char *"
-.Fn krb5_principal_get_realm "krb5_context context" "krb5_principal principal"
-.Ft "const char *"
 .Fn krb5_principal_get_comp_string "krb5_context context" "krb5_principal principal" "unsigned int component"
+.Ft "const char *"
+.Fn krb5_principal_get_realm "krb5_context context" "krb5_principal principal"
+.Ft int
+.Fn krb5_principal_get_type "krb5_context context" "krb5_principal principal"
 .Ft krb5_boolean
 .Fn krb5_principal_match "krb5_context context" "krb5_const_principal principal" "krb5_const_principal pattern"
+.Ft void
+.Fn krb5_principal_set_type "krb5_context context" "krb5_principal principal" "int type"
 .Ft krb5_boolean
 .Fn krb5_realm_compare "krb5_context context" "krb5_const_principal princ1" "krb5_const_principal princ2"
 .Ft krb5_error_code
@@ -247,6 +253,13 @@ terminated strings.
 .Pp
 It's generally not necessary to look at the components of a principal.
 .Pp
+.Fn krb5_principal_get_type
+and
+.Fn krb5_principal_set_type
+get and sets the name type for a principal.
+Name type does exists but not really, there are subtile diffrences
+when principal types are used and when they are not used.
+.Pp
 .Fn krb5_princ_realm
 returns the realm component of the principal.
 Caller must not free realm unless
@@ -304,6 +317,7 @@ This function might try to resolve the name in DNS.
 .Xr krb5_config 3 ,
 .Xr krb5.conf 5
 .Sh BUGS
-You can not have a NUL in a component in some of the variable argument function above.
+You can not have a NUL in a component in some of the variable argument
+function above.
 Until someone can give a good example of where it would be a good idea
 to have NUL's in a component, this will not be fixed.