diff --git a/krb5.conf b/krb5.conf
index 18b8f15..e57cf45 100644
--- a/krb5.conf
+++ b/krb5.conf
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
  .example.com = EXAMPLE.COM
  example.com = EXAMPLE.COM
 
-[kdc]
- profile = /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/kdc.conf
-
 [appdefaults]
  pam = {
    debug = false
diff --git a/krb5.spec b/krb5.spec
index c858f00..a7f7f76 100644
--- a/krb5.spec
+++ b/krb5.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Summary: The Kerberos network authentication system.
 Name: krb5
 Version: 1.5
-Release: 9.99999
+Release: 11
 # Maybe we should explode from the now-available-to-everybody tarball instead?
 # http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/dist/krb5/1.5/krb5-1.5-signed.tar
 Source0: krb5-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ network uses Kerberos, this package should be installed on every
 workstation.
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 23 2006 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 1.5-11
+- don't bail from the KDC init script if there's no database, it may be in
+  a different location than the default (fenlason)
+- remove the [kdc] section from the default krb5.conf -- doesn't seem to have
+  been applicable for a while
+
 * Wed Oct 18 2006 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> - 1.5-10
 - rename krb5.sh and krb5.csh so that they don't overlap (#210623)
 - way-late application of added error info in kadmind.init (#65853)
diff --git a/krb5kdc.init b/krb5kdc.init
index 82b4088..76cb56c 100755
--- a/krb5kdc.init
+++ b/krb5kdc.init
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ krb5kdc=/usr/kerberos/sbin/krb5kdc
 
 # Sheel functions to cut down on useless shell instances.
 start() {
-  	if [ ! -f /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/principal ] ; then
-	    exit 0
-	fi
 	echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
 	daemon ${krb5kdc} ${KRB5REALM:+-r ${KRB5REALM}} $KRB5KDC_ARGS
 	RETVAL=$?