newkey(1Mbnu)
newkey --
create a new key in the publickey database
Synopsis
newkey -h hostname
newkey -u username
Description
The newkey command
establishes public keys
for users and privileged users on the network.
These keys are needed when using secure RPC.
Options
newkey takes the following options:
- -h hostname
-
Create a new public/secret key pair for the privileged user at
hostname.
Prompts for a password for
hostname.
- -u username
-
Create a new public/secret key pair for username.
Prompts for a password for username.
Usage
newkey is normally run by the RPC administrator on the
machine that contains the
publickey(4bnu)
database.
Firstly, newkey prompts for a password for username
or hostname.
Then it creates a new public/secret key pair for the user or host in
/etc/publickey,
encrypted with the given password.
References
chkey(1bnu),
keylogin(1bnu),
keylogout(1bnu),
keyserv(1Mbnu),
publickey(4bnu)
30 January 1998
© 1998 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. All rights reserved.