[krbdev.mit.edu #7632] LDAP password file errors not helpful enough

[Greg Hudson via RT]

The only other thing I can suggest is to look at your LDAP password file 
in an editor, and make sure it contains only plain-text lines like:

cn=krbadmin,ou=Services,dc=vokankh,dc=net#{HEX}hexdigits

If there is any binary data in there, you may have accidentally placed the 
contents of a master key stash file there, in which case you should remove 
the file and start over while making sure to keep the master key stash 
file separate from the LDAP password file.

If that doesn't work, please pursue the matter via kerberos at mit.edu, which 
has a wider audience, rather than continuing through the bug tracker.