bos addkey - Adds a new server encryption key to the KeyFile file

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]

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 CWafs 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:

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 the bos(8) manpage. 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 the bos(8) manpage. 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. Defines the new key's key version number. It must be an integer in the range from CW0 (zero) through CW255. 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. Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this argument with the -localauth flag. For more details, see the bos(8) manpage. Assigns the unprivileged identity CWanonymous to the issuer. Do not combine this flag with the -localauth flag. For more details, see the bos(8) manpage. 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 the bos(8) manpage. Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

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

   Input key mismatch

The following command adds a new server encryption key with key version number 14 to the KeyFile file kept on the machine CWfs1.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:

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 CWroot if the -localauth flag is included.

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

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