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diff --git a/usr.sbin/keyserv/keyserv.8 b/usr.sbin/keyserv/keyserv.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b1c31d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.sbin/keyserv/keyserv.8 @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +.\" @(#)keyserv.1m 1.21 93/07/14 SMI; from SVr4 +'\"macro stdmacro +.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T +.\" @(#)keyserv.8c 1.8 89/03/29 SMI; +.\".TH KEYSERV 8C "9 September 1987" +.nr X +.TH keyserv 1M "14 Sep 1992" +.SH NAME +keyserv \- server for storing private encryption keys +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B keyserv +[ +.B \-d +] [ +.B \-D +] [ +.B \-n +] +.SH AVAILABILITY +.LP +SUNWcsu +.SH DESCRIPTION +.IX "keyserv" "" "\fLkeyserv\fP \(em server for storing private encryption keys" +.IX "NFS security" "server for storing private encryption keys" "" "server for storing private encryption keys \(em \fLkeyserv\fP" +.IX "encryption keys" "server for storing private keys" "" "server for storing private keys \(em \fLkeyserv\fP" +.LP +.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 used for accessing +secure network services such as secure NFS. +.P +Normally, root's key is read from the file +.B /etc/.rootkey +when the daemon is started. +This is useful during power-fail reboots +when no one is around to type a password. +.P +If a client with no secret key calls +.BR keyserv , +then the key of user +.B nobody +is used instead as the default key. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP 10 +.B \-d +Disable the use of default keys for +.BR nobody . +.TP +.B \-D +Run in debugging mode and log all requests to +.BR keyserv . +.TP +.B \-n +Root's secret key is not read from +.BR /etc/.rootkey . +Instead, +.B keyserv +prompts the user for the password to decrypt +root's key stored in the +.B /etc/publickey +database and then stores 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 +This option is useful if the +.B /etc/.rootkey +file ever gets out of date or corrupted.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 keylogin (1), +.BR keylogout (1), +.BR publickey (4) |