keyserv(1M) Maintenance Commands keyserv(1M)
NAME
keyserv - server for storing private encryption keys
SYNOPSIS
keyserv [ -d ] [ -D ] [ -n ]
AVAILABILITY
SUNWcsu
DESCRIPTION
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 ser-
vices such as secure NFS and 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 use-
ful if the /etc/.rootkey file ever gets out of
date or corrupted.
FILES
/etc/.rootkey
SEE ALSO
keylogin(1), keylogout(1), publickey(4)
SunOS 5.4 Last change: 14 Sep 1992