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@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ key in
176.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 176.Pa ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
177or 177or
178.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa . 178.Pa ~/.ssh/id_rsa .
179Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys, 179Additionally, the system administrator may use this to generate host keys.
180as seen in
181.Pa /etc/rc .
182.Pp 180.Pp
183Normally this program generates the key and asks for a file in which 181Normally this program generates the key and asks for a file in which
184to store the private key. 182to store the private key.
@@ -229,9 +227,7 @@ If
229.Fl f 227.Fl f
230has also been specified, its argument is used as a prefix to the 228has also been specified, its argument is used as a prefix to the
231default path for the resulting host key files. 229default path for the resulting host key files.
232This is used by 230This is used by system administration scripts to generate new host keys.
233.Pa /etc/rc
234to generate new host keys.
235.It Fl a Ar rounds 231.It Fl a Ar rounds
236When saving a new-format private key (i.e. an ed25519 key or when the 232When saving a new-format private key (i.e. an ed25519 key or when the
237.Fl o 233.Fl o
@@ -676,7 +672,7 @@ option.
676Valid generator values are 2, 3, and 5. 672Valid generator values are 2, 3, and 5.
677.Pp 673.Pp
678Screened DH groups may be installed in 674Screened DH groups may be installed in
679.Pa /etc/moduli . 675.Pa /etc/ssh/moduli .
680It is important that this file contains moduli of a range of bit lengths and 676It is important that this file contains moduli of a range of bit lengths and
681that both ends of a connection share common moduli. 677that both ends of a connection share common moduli.
682.Sh CERTIFICATES 678.Sh CERTIFICATES
@@ -863,7 +859,7 @@ on all machines
863where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication. 859where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication.
864There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. 860There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret.
865.Pp 861.Pp
866.It Pa /etc/moduli 862.It Pa /etc/ssh/moduli
867Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX. 863Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX.
868The file format is described in 864The file format is described in
869.Xr moduli 5 . 865.Xr moduli 5 .