[Bug 452461] [NEW] Cannot elide admin_servers from debconf config

[Daniel Richard G.]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: krb5-config

I want to set up /etc/krb5.conf via debconf so that the file specifies
"kdc" for my Kerberos realm, but not "admin_server" (nor "kpasswd")
because I want those to be found via DNS.

If I do the logical thing, however---give a value for
krb5-config/kerberos_servers, but leave krb5-config/admin_server empty
---the config script does not create a clause under [realms] at all. It
should be creating a clause with a "kdc" line and nothing more.

(Background: This is an enterprise scenario. DNS points to a long list
of remote authoritative KDCs. Because these KDCs are remote, and also
buggy [long story] we would rather use a local read-only KDC for normal
authentication. But obviously, admin_server and kpasswd have to go to
the authoritative KDCs.)

** Affects: kerberos-configs (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Cannot elide admin_servers from debconf config
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/452461
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