Generating a .keytab file for the AE Services server account on the domain controller

Last Updated : Oct 05, 2021 |

About this task

After you create AE Services server account on the Windows domain controller, generate a key table file for the AE Services account. A .keytab file is used for user authentication to various remote systems using Kerberos without entering a password.

This procedure describes generating an aeserver.keytab file using the aeserver user account name.

Procedure

In the Windows command prompt, run the following command:

Ktpass –princ <Windows logon name>/<Windows domain address> -mapuser <Windows logon name> –pass <password> –out <keytab file name>

For example, you can type:

Ktpass –princ jsmith/jsmith@dcserver1.xyz.com -mapuser jsmith –pass aespassword –out aeserver.keytab