---
name: "kprop"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "krb5"
version: "1.22.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kprop"
---

# kprop(8)

propagate a Kerberos V5 principal database to a replica server

## NAME

kprop - propagate a Kerberos V5 principal database to a replica server

## SYNOPSIS

**kprop** \[**-r** *realm*\] \[**-f** *file*\] \[**-d**\] \[**-P** *port*\] \[**-s** *keytab*\] *replica\_host*

## DESCRIPTION

kprop is used to securely propagate a Kerberos V5 database dump file from the primary Kerberos server to a replica Kerberos server, which is specified by *replica\_host*.  The dump file must be created by *kdb5\_util*.

## OPTIONS

- **-r** *realm*

  Specifies the realm of the primary server.

- **-f** *file*

  Specifies the filename where the dumped principal database file is to be found; by default the dumped database file is normally **/var/lib/krb5kdc/replica\_datatrans**.

- **-P** *port*

  Specifies the port to use to contact the *kpropd* server on the remote host.

- **-d**

  Prints debugging information.

- **-s** *keytab*

  Specifies the location of the keytab file.

## ENVIRONMENT

See *kerberos* for a description of Kerberos environment variables.

## SEE ALSO

*kpropd*, *kdb5\_util*, *krb5kdc*, *kerberos*

## AUTHOR

MIT

## COPYRIGHT

1985-2026, MIT