Public Submitter via RT wrote:
>> This parameter is not used when searching the krb5.conf file.
> 
> Well, it is used. Here is the line how it is called:
> 
> changepw.c:krb5_locate_kpasswd
> => locate_kdc.c:krb5int_locate_server(..., socktype stream, ...)
>  => locate_kdc.c:prof_locate_server(..., socktype stream, ...)
>   => locate_kdc.c:krb5_locate_srv_conf_1(..., socktype stream, ...)
>    => locate_kdc.c:[krb5int_]add_host_to_list(..., socktype
>                                               stream, ...)
>        {
>        hint.ai_socktype = socktype;
>        }
> 
> I can say: When I specify only kdc and admin_server in krb5.conf (no 
> DNS) this code tries to open a tcp connection to kpasswd service port 
> 464. But kadmind does not open such a port. It has only a udp port 
> open.

I suspect that patch that you are looking for is this.   Please confirm
that it addresses your issue and I will commit it.

Index: changepw.c
===================================================================
--- changepw.c  (revision 19063)
+++ changepw.c  (working copy)
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@
                                      locate_service_kadmin,
SOCK_STREAM, 0);
        if (!code) {
            /* Success with admin_server but now we need to change the
-              port number to use DEFAULT_KPASSWD_PORT.  */
+              port number to use DEFAULT_KPASSWD_PORT and the socktype.  */
            int i;
            for (i=0; i<addrlist->naddrs; i++) {
                struct addrinfo *a = addrlist->addrs[i].ai;
                if (a->ai_family == AF_INET)
                    sa2sin (a->ai_addr)->sin_port =
htons(DEFAULT_KPASSWD_PORT);
+               if (sockType != SOCK_STREAM)
+                   a->ai_socktype == sockType;
            }
        }
     }