keyserv(1M)                                              keyserv(1M)


       NAME
             keyserv - server for storing public and private keys

       SYNOPSIS
             keyserv [-dDn]

       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 services
             such as secure NFS and secure RPC.

          Files
             /etc/.rootkey

       USAGE
             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.

             To start keyserv manually, you must be root with the
             appropriate privileges.

          Options
             keyserv takes the following options:

             -d    Disables the use of default keys

             -D    Used for debugging

             -n    root's key is not read from /etc/.rootkey.  Instead,
                   keyserv prompts the user for the password to decrypt
                   root's key stored in the publickey(4) database and then
                   stores the decrypted key in /etc/.rootkey for future
                   use.  This option is useful if the /etc/.rootkey file
                   ever gets out of date or corrupted.

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









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