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RPM-SETUP-AUTOSIGN(1)    General Commands Manual    RPM-SETUP-AUTOSIGN(1)

NAME         top

       rpm-setup-autosign - Set up automatic signing for rpmbuild

SYNOPSIS         top

       rpm-setup-autosign [options]

DESCRIPTION         top

       rpm-setup-autosign is used to set up automatic signing from
       rpmbuild(1). It generates a user- and host-specific, passwordless
       OpenPGP key, configures rpmbuild(1) to use that key and exports
       the public key (aka certificate) for importing to the persistent
       rpm(8) keyring.

       The purpose of automatic signing is to make testing local builds
       painless. For distributing packages, it's recommended to use a
       separate signing account that cannot be compromised by a build.

OPTIONS         top

       -p <gpg|sq>, --prog <gpg|sq>
           Specify the signing program to use: GnuPG or Sequoia PGP's sq.

CONFIGURATION         top

       On successful completion, one or more of the following macros will
       be configured in the user's macro configuration file. See
       rpm-config(5) for details:
       •   %_openpgp_autosign_id
       •   %_openpgp_sign

EXIT STATUS         top

       On success, 0 is returned, a nonzero failure code otherwise.

FILES         top

       ~/.config/rpm/rpmbuild-*.asc
       ~/.config/rpm/macros

EXAMPLES         top

       /usr/lib/rpm/rpm-setup-autosign -p sq
           Set up rpmbuild(1) autosigning using Sequoia-sq.

SEE ALSO         top

       rpm(8) rpmsign(1) rpmbuild(1)

       http://www.rpm.org/ 

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RPM 6.0.90                      2026-01-16          RPM-SETUP-AUTOSIGN(1)

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