kadm5_init_with_password

kadm5_init_with_password -- Opens a conncetion to the KADM5 library and initializes any neccessary state information.

Description

resource kadm5_init_with_password (string admin_server, string realm, string principal, string password)

Returns a KADM5 handle on success, or FALSE on failure.

kadm5_init_with_password() Opens a connection with the KADM5 library using the principal and the given password to obtain initial credentials from the admin_server. The parameter realm defines the authentication domain for the connection.

Note: Connection should be closed after use with kadm5_destroy().

See also: kadm5_destroy().