From 9896d4ffecb69f0262375b2f0db5b275a5e25de9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Yu Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:33:52 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify kinit principal selection Describe the principal selection behavior of kinit when the principal argument is absent. ticket: 8403 target_version: 1.14-next tags: pullup --- doc/user/user_commands/kinit.rst | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/user/user_commands/kinit.rst b/doc/user/user_commands/kinit.rst index 72721c3e32..3f9d5340f1 100644 --- a/doc/user/user_commands/kinit.rst +++ b/doc/user/user_commands/kinit.rst @@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ DESCRIPTION ----------- kinit obtains and caches an initial ticket-granting ticket for -*principal*. +*principal*. If *principal* is absent, kinit chooses an appropriate +principal name based on existing credential cache contents or the +local username of the user invoking kinit. Some options modify the +choice of principal name. OPTIONS -- 2.47.2