chkey(1)                                                    chkey(1)


       NAME
             chkey - change user encryption key

       SYNOPSIS
             chkey [-f]

       DESCRIPTION
             The chkey command prompts for a password and uses it to
             encrypt a new user encryption key.  The encrypted key is
             stored in the publickey(4) database.

          Options
             chkey takes the following options:

             -f    indicates to chkey that if the password given does not
                   match the login password, it should be treated as a
                   warning, and not a fatal error.  This option can be used
                   if the user believes that their password on the local
                   NIS server may be out of date (due to a recently changed
                   password, and the possibility that the new password has
                   not been propagated through the system).

       REFERENCES
             keylogin(1), keylogout(1), keyserv(1M), newkey(1M),
             publickey(4)























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