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