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authorDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2011-05-05 14:15:33 +1000
committerDamien Miller <djm@mindrot.org>2011-05-05 14:15:33 +1000
commit085c90fa202a232ea0a9b1034f27070119833574 (patch)
treef3c612a86be3d59863faca6c971245f54866d600 /ssh-keygen.1
parent26b57ce6c24f243790e6b19659caf9a4e41a8afe (diff)
- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2011/04/13 04:02:48
[ssh-keygen.1] improve wording; bz#1861
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diff --git a/ssh-keygen.1 b/ssh-keygen.1
index c9fec0403..51a152eef 100644
--- a/ssh-keygen.1
+++ b/ssh-keygen.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.104 2011/03/24 15:29:30 jmc Exp $ 1.\" $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.105 2011/04/13 04:02:48 djm Exp $
2.\" 2.\"
3.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi> 3.\" Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
4.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland 4.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
35.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 35.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
36.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 36.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
37.\" 37.\"
38.Dd $Mdocdate: March 24 2011 $ 38.Dd $Mdocdate: April 13 2011 $
39.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1 39.Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1
40.Os 40.Os
41.Sh NAME 41.Sh NAME
@@ -175,9 +175,8 @@ The passphrase can be changed later by using the
175option. 175option.
176.Pp 176.Pp
177There is no way to recover a lost passphrase. 177There is no way to recover a lost passphrase.
178If the passphrase is 178If the passphrase is lost or forgotten, a new key must be generated
179lost or forgotten, a new key must be generated and copied to the 179and the corresponding public key copied to other machines.
180corresponding public key to other machines.
181.Pp 180.Pp
182For RSA1 keys, 181For RSA1 keys,
183there is also a comment field in the key file that is only for 182there is also a comment field in the key file that is only for