---
name: "configureLocalKDC"
section: "1"
platform: "macos"
package: "KerberosHelper"
version: "165"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/configureLocalKDC"
---

# configureLocalKDC(1)

generate a LocalKDC

## NAME

**configureLocalKDC** – generate a LocalKDC

## SYNOPSIS

**configureLocalKDC**

## DESCRIPTION

**configureLocalKDC** generates a LocalKDC and provisions LKDC service principals. The script is non-destructive and can be run multiple times.

## FILES

**configureLocalKDC** does not own, but references the following files:

/Library/Keychains/System.keychain\
 /var/db/krb5kdc/kdc.conf\
 /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.mit.Kerberos.krb5kdc.plist\
 /Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppleFileServer\
 /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server

## SEE ALSO

[systemkeychain(8)](/systemkeychain/8.md), [certtool(1)](/certtool/1.md), [checkLocalKDC(1)](/checkLocalKDC/1.md), kdcsetup(1), launchctl(1), [kadmin(8)](/kadmin/8.md), [defaults(1)](/defaults/1.md)

## HISTORY

**configureLocalKDC** first appeared in version 10.5 of Mac OS X.