185 .LP

   185 .LP

   186 Note that the keys used by the \fBntpq\fR and \fBntpdc\fR programs are checked against passwords requested by the programs and entered by hand, so it is generally appropriate to specify these keys in human readable ASCII format.

   186 Note that the keys used by the \fBntpq\fR and \fBntpdc\fR programs are checked against passwords requested by the programs and entered by hand, so it is generally appropriate to specify these keys in human readable ASCII format.

   187 .LP

   187 .LP

   188 The \fBntp-keygen\fR program generates a MD5 symmetric keys file \fBntpkey_MD5key_\fIhostname.filestamp\fR\fR. Since the file contains private shared keys, it should be visible only to root and distributed by secure means to other subnet hosts. The NTP daemon loads the file \fBntp.keys\fR, so \fBntp-keygen\fR installs a soft link from this name to the generated file. Subsequently, similar soft links must be installed by manual or automated means on the other subnet hosts. While this file is not used with the Autokey Version 2 protocol, it is needed to authenticate some remote configuration commands used by the \fBntpq\fR and \fBntpdc\fR utilities.

   188 The \fBntp-keygen\fR program generates a MD5 symmetric keys file \fBntpkey_MD5key_\fIhostname.filestamp\fR\fR. Since the file contains private shared keys, it should be visible only to root and distributed by secure means to other subnet hosts. The NTP daemon loads the file \fBntp.keys\fR, so \fBntp-keygen\fR installs a soft link from this name to the generated file. Subsequently, similar soft links must be installed by manual or automated means on the other subnet hosts. While this file is not used with the Autokey Version 2 protocol, it is needed to authenticate some remote configuration commands used by the \fBntpq\fR and \fBntpdc\fR utilities.

   189 .SH NOTES

   189 .SH NOTES

   192 The documentation available at /usr/share/doc/ntp is provided as is from the

   190 The documentation available at /usr/share/doc/ntp is provided as is from the

   193 \fBNTP\fR distribution and may contain information that is not applicable to

   191 \fBNTP\fR distribution and may contain information that is not applicable to

   194 the software as provided in this partIcular distribution.

   192 the software as provided in this partIcular distribution.

   195 .SH SEE ALSO

   193 .SH SEE ALSO

   196 .LP

   194 .LP