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`klist(1)` on Solnix vs Linux and the BSDs

On Solnix, klist is the illumos klist at /usr/bin/klist. It takes MIT-style short options (-k, -K, -e, -a, -n, -t) like FreeBSD. NetBSD's klist is a different option set where -t and -s mean 'test for a valid TGT' and -v means verbose. Solnix -t shows keytab timestamps.

The manual pages

Solnix: klist(1) from pkgs.solnix.illumos-world-man · illumos.org
FreeBSD: klist(1) 15.1-RELEASE
NetBSD: klist(1) 11.0

What Solnix runs

A default Solnix system runs the illumos klist at /usr/bin/klist. No other variants are shipped. The Solnix page documents no cache-collection options (-l, -A), no -C, -d or -V, and no long options.

Differences

Compared with	Topic	What differs
NetBSD	`-t` meaning	Solnix klist `-t` shows keytab entry timestamps and only goes with `-k`. NetBSD klist `-t` (also `-s`, `--test`) tests for an active, valid TGT for the local realm. The same flag means different things. Source: Solnix klist(1) -t; NetBSD klist(1) -s, -t, --test
NetBSD	`-s` meaning and exit status	Solnix `-s` runs silently and exits 0 if a credentials cache is found, 1 if not or if the local-realm TGT has expired. NetBSD `-s` is a synonym for the TGT test; its page documents no exit status or silence. Source: Solnix klist(1) -s; NetBSD klist(1) -s, -t, --test
FreeBSD	`-s` exit condition	FreeBSD `-s` exits 1 if the cache cannot be read or is expired, and 0 otherwise. Solnix `-s` exits 1 if no cache is found or the local-realm TGT has expired. The wording differs, so edge cases may not match. Source: FreeBSD klist(1) -s; Solnix klist(1) -s
NetBSD	keytab and key options	Solnix klist has `-k`, `-K` and `-e` for keytabs and encryption types. The NetBSD page documents none of them. NetBSD `-v` prints server, ticket etype, session key etype, times, flags and addresses, and Solnix has no `-v`. Source: Solnix klist(1) -k, -K, -e; NetBSD klist(1) SYNOPSIS, -v, --verbose
NetBSD	cache argument	Solnix takes the cache as an optional positional cache_name, with `-c` listing a credentials cache (the default). NetBSD requires `-c` cache or `--cache=cache` to name the cache. Source: Solnix klist(1) SYNOPSIS, -c; NetBSD klist(1) -c cache, --cache=cache
FreeBSD, NetBSD	listing multiple caches	FreeBSD has `-l` (table of caches in a collection) and `-A` (contents of all caches). NetBSD has `-l`, `--list-caches`. The Solnix page documents no equivalent: it lists one cache. Source: FreeBSD klist(1) -l, -A; NetBSD klist(1) -l, --list-caches; Solnix klist(1) SYNOPSIS
FreeBSD	options only on FreeBSD	FreeBSD has `-C` (config data in the cache), `-i` (default client keytab with `-k`), `-d` (authdata types) and `-V` (Kerberos version). The Solnix page documents none of these. Source: FreeBSD klist(1) -C, -i, -d, -V; Solnix klist(1) OPTIONS
NetBSD	`-f` flag letters	Solnix `-f` can show 14 flag letters, including O (okay as delegate), T (transit policy checked) and a (anonymous). The NetBSD `-f` list has 11 letters and omits those three. FreeBSD lists the same 14 as Solnix. Source: Solnix klist(1) -f; NetBSD klist(1) -f; FreeBSD klist(1) -f
NetBSD	AFS tokens	NetBSD klist `-T`, `--tokens` displays AFS tokens, and `-5`, `--v5` selects the v5 cache (the default). The Solnix page documents neither. Source: NetBSD klist(1) -T, --tokens, -5, --v5; Solnix klist(1) OPTIONS
NetBSD	default cache and KRB5CCNAME	Solnix documents the default cache as /tmp/krb5cc_uid and KRB5CCNAME as its override. FreeBSD says KRB5CCNAME locates the default cache. The NetBSD page mentions neither the default location nor KRB5CCNAME. Source: Solnix klist(1) DESCRIPTION, ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES; FreeBSD klist(1) DESCRIPTION; NetBSD klist(1)
FreeBSD	address display	Solnix `-a` translates numeric addresses to host names through the configured nameservice when possible, and `-n` turns that off. FreeBSD `-a` and `-n` are described only as listing addresses and showing numeric addresses. Source: Solnix klist(1) -a, -n; FreeBSD klist(1) -a, -n

Standards

POSIX: klist is not a POSIX.1-2024 utility.
Solnix: Interface Stability: the command arguments are Evolving. The command output is Unstable.
FreeBSD: The FreeBSD page has no STANDARDS section.
NetBSD: The NetBSD page has no STANDARDS section.

Writing portable scripts

Do not use -s or -t in portable scripts. Solnix -s is silent with an exit status and -t is for keytabs, but NetBSD treats both as a TGT test.
Output is Unstable on Solnix and differs between systems, so do not parse klist output. Prefer the exit status of klist -s on Solnix and FreeBSD.

Every difference here is taken from the manual pages linked above: Solnix's published page, Linux (man-pages and the GNU and util-linux manuals), FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. Each row names its source. Where a manual is silent, this page is too. Compiled 2026-10-26. Found a mistake? Mail hackers@lists.solnix.io.