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[Sam Hartman <hartmans@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi.  Here's the rationale behind the krb5-kdc krb5-kadmin-server split.
The krb5-kdc package includes the things you'd need on a traditional slave KDC.  One of the key things about a slave KDC is that the database is read-only.  The slave is not making any changes to the database, locally or otherwise.
So, kadmin.local does not belong on a slave KDC.
However krb5-admin-server includes the stuff you need for a master KDC: local administration tools, the admin server, etc.
I'd be interested in documentation/description suggestions if this could be made more clear.

However, I would not support changing the binary location in Debian.

** Changed in: krb5 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  kadmin.local in wrong package

Status in “krb5” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Hi,

  in contrast to /usr/bin/kadmin,  /usr/bin/kadmin.local does not use
  the server, but accesses the database directly. It does not use the
  krb5-admin-server.

  It therefore should not be packed into the krb5-admin-server, but in
  the krb5-kdc package, to allow using it without/before installing the
  admin server.

  Doesn't make sense to put a program designed to be independent from
  admin-server in the package with admin-server.

  regards
  Hadmut

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: krb5-admin-server 1.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Mon Sep  1 14:18:26 2014
  SourcePackage: krb5
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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