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NAME
     keyserv - server for storing public and private keys

SYNOPSIS
     keyserv [-n]

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.  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.  When the -n option is used, 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     /etc/.rootkey file ever gets out of date or corrupted.

FILES
     /etc/.rootkey

SEE ALSO
     publickey(4).






























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