# Ticket Settings and Flags

When you obtain a new ticket you have a chance to view and change the ticket's settings and flags in the Get Ticket window. You cannot change settings or flags on an existing ticket.

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Ticket lifetime setting Forwardable & Proxiable flag Renewable flag | Choose settings and flags for new tickets View settings and flags for existing tickets Adjust the ticket lifetime setting Flag a ticket as forwardable Flag a ticket as renewable

## Choose Settings and Flags

To adjust settings for a new ticket:

1. Click the Get Ticket button.
2. In the Get Ticket window, click the Show Advanced button if the settings are not already visible.
3. Make adjustments as necessary. Options that you may not change are visible but appear in gray.
4. Click Okay to finish getting your ticket.

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## View Settings and Flags

You can view settings and flags for existing tickets in the main window. If the information you want is not visible, go to the Options tab and use the checkboxes in the View Options panel to open the relevant column.
How to: View Tickets

Setting or Flag | Relevant Column
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Ticket lifetime | Valid Until
Renewable lifetime | Renewable Until
"Renewable" and "Forwardable and Proxiable" flags | Flags

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## Ticket Lifetime

When to change: | You want to adjust the length of time your ticket will be valid before it expires.
How to change: | When you get your ticket, click the Show Advanced button in the Get Ticket window. The Ticket Lifetime slider is below the Password field. Move the slider left to shorten the lifetime; move the slider right to lengthen the lifetime.
More info | Your Kerberos ticket will expire at the end of the lifetime specified with this slider control. Longer lifetimes are more convenient but less secure. To get a longer usable ticket lifetime without losing security, flag the ticket as renewable and then in the main window select the Automatic Ticket Renewal option. About: Renewable Tickets

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## Flag as Forwardable and Proxiable

When to use this flag: | You will use Kerberized services on a remote host.
How to change: | When you get your ticket, click the Show Advanced button in the Get Ticket window. The "Flag this ticket as" section is below the Ticket Lifetime slider. If the "forwardable and proxiable" checkbox is selected, the ticket will be forwardable. Click the checkbox to select or deselect it.
More info | You can forward tickets flagged as forwardable to the remote host when you connect via telnet, ssh, ftp, rlogin, or similar applications, and you will not need to get new tickets to use remote services. Often your tickets will be forwarded automatically as needed. Ask your help desk or administrator for information specific to your installation.

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## Flag as Renewable

When to use this flag: | You want a long interactive session without having to keep entering your password, or you plan to run a long batch job.
How to change: | When you get your ticket, click the Show Advanced button in the Get Ticket window. The "Flag this ticket as" section is below the Ticket Lifetime slider. If the "renewable" checkbox is selected, the ticket will be renewable. Click the checkbox to select or deselect it. You can adjust the renewable lifetime of the ticket with the Renew Until slider. Move the slider left to shorten the renewable lifetime of the ticket or move the slider right to lengthen it.
More info | A renewable ticket still has the normal lifetime, but before it expires it can be renewed. Each renewal resets the ticket to the length of the original lifetime (e.g. 10 hours). You can renew the ticket as often as needed until the "Renewable Until" deadline is reached (e.g., 6 days). You do not need to enter your password to renew tickets. If you let your ticket expire, you cannot renew it even if the ticket is still within the renewable lifetime. For convenience, you can set your tickets to automatically renew. About: Renewable Tickets

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## Related help

- About tickets
- Renew Tickets