gssapi error - Server not found in Kerberos database

Question

I'm trying to write a kerberos aware application using the gssapi in c. I've been following the guides on this site, but I am getting stuck when calling gss_import_name with HOST/SERVER-NAME in my buffer..

I keep getting the error "Server not found in Kerberos database".

I'm trying to connect to a windows server from a linux box running Centos 6.5, using the preinstalled gssglue library. I followed this guide to connect my linux box to the windows domain. In a nutshell, I ran authconfig with a bunch of commands and then net ads join. I can successfully call kinit with my windows domain password, so I know I am authenticating through the domain.

How do I add this server to my Kerberos database?

Answer 1

Check, wether the SPN is really registered in the AD. Obviously it isn't, that's why it is failing. Edit: The formatted string you pass to gss_import_name is not correct. It does not look like with SSPI but it is different with GSS-API. Your call must look like this.