http://web.mit.edu/Kerberos/krb5-1.5/krb5-1.5.1/doc/krb5-install/UNIX-Application-Servers.html#UNIX%20Application%20Servers Click "The Keytab File" "The Keytab File All Kerberos server machines need a keytab file, called /etc/krb5.keytab, to authenticate to the KDC. ..." As a newbie, the phrase "Kerberos server machines" in this context was confusing. Perhaps it just needs to say "Kerberos application server machines"...