1 .\" @(#)newkey.8 1.3 91/03/11 TIRPC 1.0; from 1.12 90/02/03 SMI;
8 .Nd create a new key in the publickey database
17 utility is normally run by the network administrator on the
18 Network Interface Service
20 master machine in order to establish public keys for
21 users and super-users on the network.
22 These keys are needed for using secure
29 utility will prompt for the login password of the given username and then
30 create a new public/secret key pair in
32 encrypted with the login password of the given user.
34 Use of this program is
35 not required: users may create their own keys using
38 .Bl -tag -width indent
40 Create a new public key for the super-user at the given hostname.
41 Prompts for the root password of the given hostname.
43 Create a new public key for the given username.
46 password of the given username.
54 The Network Information Service
56 was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages
58 The functionality of the two remains the same;
59 only the name has changed.