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

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  EXAMPLE  SEE ALSO  HISTORY 

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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/buildozer/.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

15-May-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

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