kinit fails with error "kinit: Included profile directory could not be read while initializing Kerberos 5 library"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to do kinit as it is failing with error kinit: Included profile directory could not be read while initializing Kerberos 5 library
# kinit administrator
kinit: Included profile directory could not be read while initializing Kerberos 5 library
  • Errors during start of SSSD domain process:
sssd_be[3526475]: Failed to init Kerberos context [Included profile directory could not be read]
sssd_be[3526475]: Failed to read keytab [-unknown-]: Failed to init Kerberos context

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • krb5-libs

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