chkey(1bnu)

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(4bnu) database.

The -f option indicates to chkey that if the given password 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 This option can be used if the user believes that their password on the local NIS server may be out of date (due to a recently changed password, and the possibility that the new password has not been propagated through the system).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(1bnu), keylogout(1bnu), keyserv(1Mbnu), newkey(1Mbnu), publickey(4bnu)