---
name: "applygnupgdefaults"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnupg"
version: "2.4.9-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/applygnupgdefaults"
---

# applygnupgdefaults(8)

Run gpgconf --apply-defaults for all users.

## NAME

**applygnupgdefaults** - Run gpgconf --apply-defaults for all users.

## SYNOPSIS

**applygnupgdefaults**

## DESCRIPTION

This is a legacy script.  Modern application should use the per component global configuration files under ‘*/etc/gnupg/*’.

This script is a wrapper around **gpgconf** to run it with the command **--apply-defaults** for all real users with an existing GnuPG home directory.  Admins might want to use this script to update he GnuPG configuration files for all users after ‘*/etc/gnupg/gpgconf.conf*’ has been changed.  This allows enforcing certain policies for all users.  Note, that this is not a bulletproof way to force a user to use certain options.  A user may always directly edit the configuration files and bypass gpgconf.

**applygnupgdefaults** is invoked by root as:

```
applygnupgdefaults
```