Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.2.1)
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
OS:          Linux

I do always log onto KDE by using a Kerberos-enabled user account. KDM does gracefully log in and automatically gets the Ticket Granting Ticket from the KDC.

Then, if I lock my session using KScreensaver for an extended period of time, such as the TGT expires, KScreensaver prompts me for my password and checks it against the KDC. However, KScreensaver doesn't try to renew my TGT and instead, I'm left on a KDE session with an expired TGT ticket that I must manually renew using "kinit".

Since KScreensaver is able to unlock my KDE session by contacting the KDC, would it be possible for kScreensaver to renew the existing TGT?

I find this particular behavior very irritating when I suspend my laptop the time enough to let my TGT expire. After resuming, the KDE session comes out locked by KScreensaver, which prompts me for my password, and contacts the KDC to check it. The screen is unlock, but my TGT ticket is still expired. Using "klist" at a konsole window reveals this. Thus, I must use "kinit" to renew my TGT, which is very uncomfortable. Since KScreensaver does prompt for my password, it would be very nice if it did automatically renew my TGT,