Before you proceed with the configuration, make sure of the following:
The eDirectory server is running on the same machine or on any other machine on the same network.
All packages for Novell Kerberos KDC are installed.
The Kerberos LDAP Extension and Kerberos Password Agent (KPA) on the eDirectory™ server are installed.
The Novell C LDAP SDK is installed on the host. The packages, novell-NLDAPsdk and novell-NLDAPbase are available in OES2.0.
The Novell Kerberos KDC configuration file exists in the /etc directory. If the file is does not exist, then copy the sample krb5.conf file from /opt/novell/kerberos to the /etc directory.
The Novell Kerberos KDC is compatible with the MIT Kerberos and you can use the client utilities of MIT Kerberos with the Novell Kerberos KDC.