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diff --git a/lib/librpc/secure_rpc/man/keyserv.8c b/lib/librpc/secure_rpc/man/keyserv.8c deleted file mode 100644 index aa153ed..0000000 --- a/lib/librpc/secure_rpc/man/keyserv.8c +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -.\" @(#)keyserv.8c 2.1 88/08/10 4.0 RPCSRC; from 1.6 88/03/01 SMI; -.TH KEYSERV 8C "9 September 1987" -.SH NAME -keyserv \- server for storing public and private keys -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B keyserv -[ -.B \-n -] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.IX "keyenvoy server" "" "\fLkeyenvoy\fP server" -.B keyserv -is a daemon that is used for storing the -private encryption keys of each -user logged into the system. These encryption -keys are using for accessing -secure network services such as secure -.SM NFS\s0. -When a user logs in to the system, the -.BR login(1) -program uses the login password to decrypt -the user's encryption key stored -in the Yellow Pages, and then gives the decrypted key to the -.B keyserv -daemon to store away. -.LP -Normally, root's key is read from the file -.B /etc/.rootkey -when the daemon starts up. This is useful during power-fail reboots -when no one is around to type a password, yet you still want the -secure network services to operate normally. -.SH OPTIONS -.TP -.B \-n -Do not read root's key from -.BR /etc/.rootkey . -Instead, prompt the user for the password to decrypt -.B root 's -key stored in the Yellow Pages and then store the decrypted key in -.B /etc/.rootkey -for future use. -This option is useful if the -.B /etc/.rootkey -file ever gets out of date or corrupted. -.SH FILES -.PD 0 -.TP 20 -.B /etc/.rootkey -.PD -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR login (1), -.BR publickey (5) |