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Configuring the Key Server

Prior to executing the Key Server, the configuration files needs to be created within the same directory that holds the keyserver disk-file. Use any editor to create a disk-file called: ``.keyserverrc'' (note the required dot at the start of the filename). The contents of this file determines which IP addresses (and in the future, which protocol port numbers) can communicate with the Key Server. The entries in this file should look something like this:

    127.0.0.1:*
    149.153.23.52:*

Which states that the Key Server will service connections from IP address 127.0.0.1 and 149.153.23.52. Note that each line within the configuration file should contain no spaces.

Once the configuration file exists, change into the directory that contains the Key Server and start it, as follows:

    cd ~/bin
    ./keyserver



Paul Barry 2003-05-30