--- get_creds.c.orig	2002-02-28 12:08:29.000000000 -0500
+++ get_creds.c	2002-11-15 16:06:36.000000000 -0500
@@ -61,7 +61,13 @@
 
     memset((char *)mcreds, 0, sizeof(krb5_creds));
     mcreds->magic = KV5M_CREDS;
-    mcreds->times.endtime = in_creds->times.endtime;
+    if (in_creds->times.endtime != 0) {
+	mcreds->times.endtime = in_creds->times.endtime;
+    } else {
+	krb5_error_code retval;
+	retval = krb5_timeofday(context, &mcreds->times.endtime);
+	if (retval != 0) return retval;
+    }
 #ifdef HAVE_C_STRUCTURE_ASSIGNMENT
     mcreds->keyblock = in_creds->keyblock;
 #else