---
title: pingcli pingfederate kerberos realms settings replace
description: Update Kerberos Realms Settings
component: pingcli
version: 1.6
page_id: pingcli:command_reference:pingcli_pingfederate_kerberos_realms_settings_replace
canonical_url: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/1.6/command_reference/pingcli_pingfederate_kerberos_realms_settings_replace.html
llms_txt: https://developer.pingidentity.com/pingcli/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: August 27, 2026
section_ids:
  synopsis: Synopsis
  examples: Examples
  options: Options
  options-inherited-from-parent-commands: Options inherited from parent commands
  more-information: More information
---

# pingcli pingfederate kerberos realms settings replace

Update Kerberos Realms Settings

## Synopsis

Update (replace) the PingFederate Kerberos Realms Settings

```
pingcli pingfederate kerberos realms settings replace [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  # Update Kerberos Realms Settings from a JSON file
  pingcli pingfederate kerberos realms settings replace --from-file settings.json

  # Update Kerberos Realms Settings from stdin
  pingcli pingfederate kerberos realms settings replace --from-file - < settings.json

  # Update using flags only, without --from-file
  pingcli pingfederate kerberos realms settings replace --kdc-retries 4 --kdc-timeout 30 --force-tcp --debug-log-output --key-set-retention-period-mins 610
```

## Options

```
  -f, --from-file string                      Path to a JSON file containing the request body, or "-" to read from stdin.
  -h, --help                                  help for replace
      --debug-log-output                      Enable debug logging for Kerberos Realms operations
      --force-tcp                             Force Kerberos communication with the Key Distribution Center(s) to use TCP instead of UDP
      --kdc-retries string                    The default number of retries for a Key Distribution Center connection attempt
      --kdc-timeout string                    The default Key Distribution Center connection timeout, in seconds
      --key-set-retention-period-mins int64   Minutes a previous encryption key set is retained after a password change when retainPreviousKeysOnPasswordChange is enabled for a realm; PingFederate defaults to 610 when omitted
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -C, --config string           The relative or full path to a custom Ping CLI configuration file. (default $HOME/.pingcli/config.yaml)
  -D, --detailed-exitcode       Enable detailed exit code output. (default false) 0 - pingcli command succeeded with no errors or warnings. 1 - pingcli command failed with errors. 2 - pingcli command succeeded with warnings.
  -O, --output-format string    Specify the console output format. (default text) Options are: json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, ndjson-wrapped, text.
  -P, --profile string          The name of a configuration profile to use.
      --debug                   Enable debug output for error messages, including stack traces and transaction IDs. (default false)
      --log-file string         Write logs to a file at the given path. File logging is disabled when not set.
      --log-file-level string   Set the file log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default DEBUG)
      --log-level string        Set the console log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR. (default WARN)
      --no-color                Disable text output in color. (default false)
      --query string            JMESPath expression to filter JSON output. Requires -O json, ndjson, ndjson-typed, or ndjson-wrapped. Example: --query 'data[?enabled].name'
```

## More information

* [pingcli pingfederate kerberos realms settings](pingcli_pingfederate_kerberos_realms_settings.html) - PingFederate Kerberos Realms Settings