apptainer key import

Import a local key into the local or global keyring

Synopsis

The ‘key import’ command allows you to add a key to your local or global keyring from a specific file.

apptainer key import [import options...] <input-key>

Examples

$ apptainer key import ./my-key.asc

# Import into global keyring (root user only)
$ apptainer key import --global ./my-key.asc

Options

-g, --global           manage global public keys (import/pull/remove are restricted to root user or unprivileged installation only)
-h, --help             help for import
-d, --keysdir string   set local keyring dir path, an alternative way is to set environment variable 'APPTAINER_KEYSDIR' (default "/home/runner/.apptainer/keys")
    --new-password     set a new password to the private key

SEE ALSO

apptainer key - Manage OpenPGP keys

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