### Create Stash Files on the Slave KDCs

Create stash files, by issuing the following commands on each slave KDC:

         shell% kdb5_util stash
         kdb5_util: Cannot find/read stored master key while reading master key
         kdb5_util: Warning: proceeding without master key
         Enter KDC database master key:  <= Enter the database master key.
         shell%

As mentioned above, the stash file is necessary for your KDCs to be able authenticate to themselves, such as when they reboot. You could run your KDCs without stash files, but you would then need to type in the Kerberos database master key by hand every time you start a KDC daemon.