How To Install krb5-sync-plugin on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-sync-plugin on Kali Linux.
What is krb5-sync-plugin
krb5-sync-plugin is:
This plugin synchronizes passwords changed via kadmin or kpasswd to a foreign realm via the Kerberos password change protocol (normally, but not necessarily, an Active Directory realm). It can also propagate changes to the DISALLOW_ALL_TIX flag to Windows Active Directory using LDAP.
This package provides a plugin for the MIT Kerberos KDC and will not work with Heimdal.
There are three methods to install krb5-sync-plugin on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install krb5-sync-plugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install krb5-sync-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install krb5-sync-pluginInstall krb5-sync-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install krb5-sync-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install krb5-sync-pluginInstall krb5-sync-plugin Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install krb5-sync-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install krb5-sync-pluginHow To Uninstall krb5-sync-plugin on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the krb5-sync-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove krb5-sync-pluginUninstall krb5-sync-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall krb5-sync-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove krb5-sync-pluginRemove krb5-sync-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove krb5-sync-plugin configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge krb5-sync-pluginRemove krb5-sync-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove krb5-sync-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge krb5-sync-pluginDependencies
krb5-sync-plugin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install krb5-sync-plugin package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
