install server yum install krb5-server and if the libs are not installed yum install krb5-libs copy krb5.conf to /etc/ copy kdc.conf to /var/kerberos/krb5kdc copy kadm5.acl to /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/ init the database and admin principals. kdb5_util create -s add an admin principal kadmin.local while running kadmin.local enter addprinc master/admin turn off iptables start the service with init scripts /etc/rc.d/init.d/krb5kdc start /etc/rc.d/init.d/kadmin start test it out kinit master/admin kadmin