[Bug 1332988] Re: kdb5_util create and krb5_newrealm fail due to existing /var/lib/krb5kdc/principal/wrong error message

[Karl-Philipp Richter]

** Description changed:

  The invokation of both
  
      LANG=C kdb5_util -r example.com create # with 'example.com' != `hostname`
      # and
      LANG=C krb5_newrealm
  
  fail with `kdb5_util: File exists while creating database
  '/etc/krb5kdc/principal'` (both with complex password `KPZp*4=pzx^ZGnI-
  dacjWaOO2` and simple password `a`.  Output before is
  
      This script should be run on the master KDC/admin server to initialize
      a Kerberos realm.  It will ask you to type in a master key password.
      This password will be used to generate a key that is stored in
      /etc/krb5kdc/stash.  You should try to remember this password, but it
      is much more important that it be a strong password than that it be
      remembered.  However, if you lose the password and /etc/krb5kdc/stash,
      you cannot decrypt your Kerberos database.
      Loading random data
      Initializing database '/var/lib/krb5kdc/principal' for realm 'richter-local.de',
      master key name 'K/M at richter-local.de'
      You will be prompted for the database Master Password.
      It is important that you NOT FORGET this password.
      Enter KDC database master key:
      Re-enter KDC database master key to verify:
  
  Fixing the issue by invoking
  
      kdb5_util -r example.com -m destroy -f
  
  before repeating commands above isn't possible due to error `kdb5_util:
  No such entry in the database while retrieving master entry`, `mv
  /var/lib/krb5kdc/principal /var/lib/krb5kdc/principal.bk1` doesn't help.
  
  After reading the man pages for `kdb5_util` and `krb5_newrealm` it is
  unclear what is acutally missing and/or errornous. At least I don't see
  a reason for such a low quality error message.
  
  == Ubuntu related ==
  The state should be reset by invoking `apt-get purge krb5-kdc krb5-admin-server` which isn't the case.
+ 
+ == Further notes ==
+ If the error message is fixed, 
+ 
+     It is important that you NOT FORGET this password.
+ 
+ could be changed to 
+     
+     It is important that you DO NOT FORGET this password.
+ 
+ as well.

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Title:
  kdb5_util create and krb5_newrealm fail due to existing
  /var/lib/krb5kdc/principal/wrong error message

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