diff --git a/network/krb5/README b/network/krb5/README
index cf7ab7dde3..db4c730cf4 100644
--- a/network/krb5/README
+++ b/network/krb5/README
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using
 secret-key cryptography. A free implementation of this protocol is
 available from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kerberos is
 available in many commercial products as well.
+
+Note:
+We provide 2 RC scripts that you can use for your own usage:
+- rc.kadmind: Kerberos KADM5 administration server init script
+- rc.kadmind: Kerberos V5 KDC init script
diff --git a/network/krb5/doinst.sh b/network/krb5/doinst.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db0a05b7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/krb5/doinst.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+config() {
+  NEW="$1"
+  OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+  # If there's no config file by that name, mv it over:
+  if [ ! -r $OLD ]; then
+    mv $NEW $OLD
+  elif [ "$(cat $OLD | md5sum)" = "$(cat $NEW | md5sum)" ]; then
+    # toss the redundant copy
+    rm $NEW
+  fi
+  # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
+}
+
+preserve_perms() {
+  NEW="$1"
+  OLD="$(dirname ${NEW})/$(basename ${NEW} .new)"
+  if [ -e ${OLD} ]; then
+    cp -a ${OLD} ${NEW}.incoming
+    cat ${NEW} > ${NEW}.incoming
+    mv ${NEW}.incoming ${NEW}
+  fi
+  config ${NEW}
+}
+
+preserve_perms etc/rc.d/rc.krb5kdc.new
+preserve_perms etc/rc.d/rc.kadmind.new
diff --git a/network/krb5/krb5.SlackBuild b/network/krb5/krb5.SlackBuild
index 6b116ee0ad..cfe808c9b9 100644
--- a/network/krb5/krb5.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/krb5/krb5.SlackBuild
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
   | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
 
+# Add init scripts
+mkdir -p $PKG/etc/rc.d
+cat $CWD/rc.krb5kdc > $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.krb5kdc.new
+cat $CWD/rc.kadmind > $PKG/etc/rc.d/rc.kadmind.new
+
 rm -rf $PKG/usr/man/cat{1,5,8}
 find $PKG/usr/man -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
 for i in $( find $PKG/usr/man -type l ) ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ find $PKG/usr/doc -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \;
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+cat $CWD/doinst.sh  > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
 
 cd $PKG
 /sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/network/krb5/rc.kadmind b/network/krb5/rc.kadmind
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a5633f1ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/krb5/rc.kadmind
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Kerberos KADM5 administration server init script
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Jason Graham <jgraha8@gmail.com>
+#
+
+# Start kadmind:
+kadmind_start() {
+    CMDLINE="/usr/sbin/kadmind"
+    echo -n "Starting kadmind:  $CMDLINE"
+    $CMDLINE
+    echo
+}
+
+# Stop kadmind:
+kadmind_stop() {
+    echo "Stopping kadmind..."
+    killall -e -q kadmind
+}
+
+# Restart kadmind:
+kadmind_restart() {
+    kadmind_stop
+    sleep 1
+    kadmind_start
+}
+
+# Check if kadmind is running
+kadmind_status() {
+    if [ ! -z "$(ps -e -o command | grep -E -w [/]usr/sbin/kadmind)" ]; then
+	echo "kadmind is running."
+    else 
+	echo "kadmind is stopped."
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    'start')
+	kadmind_start
+	;;
+    'stop')
+	kadmind_stop
+	;;
+    'restart')
+	kadmind_restart
+	;;
+    'status')
+	kadmind_status
+	;;
+    *)
+	echo "usage $0 start|stop|restart|status"
+esac
diff --git a/network/krb5/rc.krb5kdc b/network/krb5/rc.krb5kdc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6829e12ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/krb5/rc.krb5kdc
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Kerberos V5 KDC init script
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Jason Graham <jgraha8@gmail.com>
+#
+
+# Start krb5kdc:
+krb5kdc_start() {
+    CMDLINE="/usr/sbin/krb5kdc"
+    echo -n "Starting krb5kdc:  $CMDLINE"
+    $CMDLINE
+    echo
+}
+
+# Stop krb5kdc:
+krb5kdc_stop() {
+    echo "Stopping krb5kdc..."
+    killall -e -q krb5kdc
+}
+
+# Restart krb5kdc:
+krb5kdc_restart() {
+    krb5kdc_stop
+    sleep 1
+    krb5kdc_start
+}
+
+# Check if krb5kdc is running
+krb5kdc_status() {
+    if [ ! -z "$(ps -e -o command | grep -E -w [/]usr/sbin/krb5kdc)" ]; then
+	echo "krb5kdc is running."
+    else
+	echo "krb5kdc is stopped."
+	exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    'start')
+	krb5kdc_start
+	;;
+    'stop')
+	krb5kdc_stop
+	;;
+    'restart')
+	krb5kdc_restart
+	;;
+    'status')
+	krb5kdc_status
+	;;
+    *)
+	echo "usage $0 start|stop|restart|status"
+esac