NAME¶

apptainer-key-import - Import a local key into the local or global keyring

SYNOPSIS¶

apptainer key import [import options...]

DESCRIPTION¶

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

OPTIONS¶

-g, --global[=false] manage global public keys (import/pull/remove are restricted to root user or unprivileged installation only)

-h, --help[=false] help for import

-d, --keysdir="/home/abuild/.apptainer/keys" set local keyring dir path, an alternative way is to set environment variable 'APPTAINER_KEYSDIR'

--new-password[=false] set a new password to the private key

EXAMPLE¶

  $ apptainer key import ./my-key.asc


  # Import into global keyring (root user only)


  $ apptainer key import --global ./my-key.asc

SEE ALSO¶

apptainer-key(1)

HISTORY¶

2-Oct-2025 Auto generated by spf13/cobra