It is possible to automatically get a Kerberos Ticket (kinit) generated everytime you login via SSH to a host by editing “.bash_profile”. This also applies to a scenario wherin you are using Red Hat IDM/IPA and want to automate “kinit” instead of a user have to manually type in kinit everytime they login.

You need to edit .bash_profile for root and that would be replicated across all user logins of the host.

Edit /etc/skel/.bash_profile and add “kinit” in a new line.

# vi /etc/skel/.bash_profile

After adding kinit as given above exit the file and the logoff and login back to the host. You will notice a change and that you will get 2 password prompts and new Kerberos ticket will be generated at the same time.

You can check the Kerberos Ticket (TGT) by issuing “klist”.

That’s it all done.

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