From 4fcfcc2dd31d1ebcaa58fe12d1c8d3a2695263ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Schneider Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 09:15:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs-xml: Update documentation for --use-kerberos and --use-krb5-ccache Signed-off-by: Andreas Schneider Reviewed-by: Alexander Bokovoy Autobuild-User(master): Andreas Schneider Autobuild-Date(master): Tue Aug 5 11:49:35 UTC 2025 on atb-devel-224 --- docs-xml/build/DTD/samba.entities | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs-xml/build/DTD/samba.entities b/docs-xml/build/DTD/samba.entities index cefddacd9b7..65d597ae8ff 100644 --- a/docs-xml/build/DTD/samba.entities +++ b/docs-xml/build/DTD/samba.entities @@ -764,10 +764,19 @@ --use-kerberos=desired|required|off - This parameter determines whether Samba client tools - will try to authenticate using Kerberos. For Kerberos - authentication you need to use dns names instead of IP - addresses when connecting to a service. + This parameter determines whether Samba client tools + will try to authenticate using Kerberos. For Kerberos + authentication you should use DNS names instead of IP + addresses when connecting to a service. + + By default Samba client tools will try to use the + default Kerberos credential cache (ccache). + In case the ccache does not exist or -U|--user option + was specified, clients will ask to enter a password and + will obtain a Kerberos ticket (kinit) for you. + + If you want to use an alternative Kerberos credentical + cache, use the --use-krb5-ccache option. @@ -789,7 +798,7 @@ - This will set --use-kerberos=required too. + This will enforce --use-kerberos=required. -- 2.47.2