# MIT Kerberos Documentation

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# osconf.hin

There is one configuration file which you may wish to edit to control various compile-time parameters in the Kerberos distribution:

    include/osconf.hin

The list that follows is by no means complete, just some of the more interesting variables.

DEFAULT_PROFILE_PATH

  The pathname to the file which contains the profiles for the known realms, their KDCs, etc. The default value is `/etc/krb5.conf`.

DEFAULT_KEYTAB_NAME

  The type and pathname to the default server keytab file. The default is `FILE:/etc/krb5.keytab`.

DEFAULT_KDC_ENCTYPE

  The default encryption type for the KDC database master key. The default value is `aes256-cts-hmac-sha1-96`.

RCTMPDIR

  The directory which stores replay caches. The default is `/var/tmp`.

DEFAULT_KDB_FILE

  The location of the default database. The default value is `/etc``/krb5kdc``/principal`.