HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 1M System Administration Commands A-M (vol 3)

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keyserv(1M) keyserv(1M)
NAME
keyserv - server for storing private encryption keys
SYNOPSIS
keyserv [ -d ][ -D ][ -n ]
DESCRIPTION
keyserv is a daemon that is used for storing the private encryption keys of each user logged into the sys-
tem. These encryption keys are used for accessing secure network services such as NIS+.
Normally, root’s key is read from the file /etc/.rootkey when the daemon is started. This is useful
during power-fail reboots when no one is around to type a password.
Options
-d Disable the use of default keys for nobody.
-D Run in debugging mode and log all requests to keyserv.
-n Root’s secret key is not read from /etc/.rootkey. Instead, keyserv prompts the user for
the password to decrypt root’s key stored in the
publickey database and then stores the
decrypted key in
/etc/.rootkey
for future use. This option is useful if the /etc/.rootkey
file ever gets out of date or corrupted.
FILES
/etc/.rootkey
AUTHOR
keyserv was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SEE ALSO
keylogin(1), keylogout(1), publickey(4).
Section 1M−−376 − 1 − HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000
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