NAME

keylogin − decrypt and store a user’s secret key

SYNOPSIS

keylogin

Remarks

The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Yellow Pages (yp).  Although the name has changed, the functionality of the service remains the same. 

DESCRIPTION

keylogin prompts the user for a login password, which it uses to decrypt the user’s secret key. The decrypted key is then stored by the local keyserv process, keyserv. 

Normally, login does this work when the user logs onto the system; keylogin may be required if the user logs in without a password. 

EXAMPLES

keylogin

Password: xxxxx

WARNINGS

For keylogin to succeed, both NIS and the keyserv process, keyserv, must be running. 

AUTHOR

keylogin was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

chkey(1), login(1), keylogout(1), keyserv(1M), newkey(1M), publickey(4). 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 10.20:  July 1996