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NAME

       bos_addkey - Adds a new server encryption key to the KeyFile file

SYNOPSIS

       bos addkey -server <machine name> [-key <key>]
           -kvno <key version number> [-cell <cell name>]
           [-noauth] [-localauth] [-help]

       bos addk -s <machine name> [-ke <key>]
           -kv <key version number> [-ce <cell name>] [-n]
           [-l] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The bos addkey command constructs a server encryption key from the text
       string provided, assigns it the key version number specified with the
       -kvno argument, and adds it to the /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file on
       the machine specified with the -server argument. Be sure to use the kas
       setpassword or kas setkey command to add the same key to the "afs"
       entry in the Authentication Database.

       Do not use the -key argument, which echoes the password string visibly
       on the screen. If the argument is omitted, the BOS Server prompts for
       the string and does not echo it visibly:

          Input key:
          Retype input key:

       The BOS Server prohibits reuse of any key version number already listed
       in the /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file. This ensures that users who
       still have tickets sealed with the current key are not prevented from
       communicating with a server process because the current key is
       overwritten with a new key. Use the bos listkeys command to display the
       key version numbers in the /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file.

OPTIONS

       -server <machine name>
           Indicates the server machine on which to change the
           /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file. Identify the machine by IP
           address or its host name (either fully-qualified or abbreviated
           unambiguously). For details, see bos(8).

           In cells that use the Update Server to distribute the contents of
           the /etc/openafs/server directory, it is conventional to specify
           only the system control machine as a value for the -server
           argument. Otherwise, repeat the command for each file server
           machine. For further discussion, see bos(8).

       -key <key>
           Specifies a character string just like a password; the BOS Server
           calls a DES conversion function to encode it into a form
           appropriate for use as an encryption key. Omit this argument to
           have the BOS Server prompt for the string instead.

       -kvno <key version number>
           Defines the new key’s key version number. It must be an integer in
           the range from 0 (zero) through 255.  For the sake of simplicity,
           use the number one higher than the current highest key version
           number; use the bos listkeys command to display key version
           numbers.

       -cell <cell name>
           Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this
           argument with the -localauth flag. For more details, see bos(8).

       -noauth
           Assigns the unprivileged identity "anonymous" to the issuer. Do not
           combine this flag with the -localauth flag. For more details, see
           bos(8).

       -localauth
           Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local
           /etc/openafs/server/KeyFile file. The bos command interpreter
           presents the ticket to the BOS Server during mutual authentication.
           Do not combine this flag with the -cell or -noauth options. For
           more details, see bos(8).

       -help
           Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
           are ignored.

OUTPUT

       If the strings typed at the "Input key" and "Retype input key" prompts
       do not match, the following message appears, and the command exits
       without adding a new key:

          Input key mismatch

EXAMPLES

       The following command adds a new server encryption key with key version
       number 14 to the KeyFile file kept on the machine "fs1.abc.com" (the
       system control machine). The issuer omits the -key argument, as
       recommended, and provides the password at the prompts.

          % bos addkey -server fs1.abc.com -kvno 14
          Input key:
          Retype input key:

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       The issuer must be listed in the /etc/openafs/server/UserList file on
       the machine named by the -server argument, or must be logged onto a
       server machine as the local superuser "root" if the -localauth flag is
       included.

SEE ALSO

       KeyFile(5), UserList(5), bos(8), bos_listkeys(8), bos_removekey(8)

COPYRIGHT

       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

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