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.Dd Aug 27, 1997
.Dt KINIT 1
.Os HEIMDAL
.Sh NAME
.Nm kinit
.Nd
acquire initial tickets
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl f
.Op Fl -forwardable
.Op Fl r
.Op Fl -renewable
.Op Fl l Ar lifetime
.Op Fl -lifetime= Ns Ar lifetime
.Op Ar principal
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is used to authenticate to the kerberos server as
.Ar principal ,
or if none is given, a system generated default, and acquire a ticket
granting ticket that can later be used to obtain tickets for other
services.
.Pp
Options supported:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl f
.It Fl -forwardable
Ask for forwardable tickets.
.It Fl r
.It Fl -renewable
Ask for renewable tickets.
.It Fl l Ar lifetime
.It Fl -lifetime= Ns Ar lifetime
Ask for tickets valids for
.Ar lifetime .
The default is in
.Xr /etc/krb5.conf 5 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr krb5.conf 5 ,
.Xr klist 1 ,
.Xr kdestroy 1