---
name: "create-munge-key"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "munge"
version: "0.5.13-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/create-munge-key"
---

# create-munge-key(8)

Create munge key

## NAME

create-munge-key - Create munge key

## SYNOPSIS

**create-munge-key** \[*OPTION*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

The **create-munge-key** script creates a cryptographic key for munge(8) authentication service

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Display a summary of the command-line options.

- **-r**

  specify /dev/random as random file for key generation default is /dev/urandom which provide a worst entropy

- **-f**

  Force overwriting existing old key

## EXIT STATUS

The **create-munge-key** returns a zero exit code when the key is successfully created.  On error, it prints an error message to stderr and returns a non-zero exit code.

## AUTHOR

Gennaro Oliva \<oliva.g@na.icar.cnr.it\>

## SEE ALSO

[**remunge**(1)](/remunge/1.md), [**unmunge**(1)](/unmunge/1.md), [**munge**(3)](/munge/3.md), [**munge\_ctx**(3)](/munge_ctx/3.md), [**munge\_enum**(3)](/munge_enum/3.md), [**munge**(7)](/munge/7.md), [**munged**(8)](/munged/8.md).

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