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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
@@ -685,7 +681,7 @@ option.
685Valid generator values are 2, 3, and 5. 681Valid generator values are 2, 3, and 5.
686.Pp 682.Pp
687Screened DH groups may be installed in 683Screened DH groups may be installed in
688.Pa /etc/moduli . 684.Pa /etc/ssh/moduli .
689It is important that this file contains moduli of a range of bit lengths and 685It is important that this file contains moduli of a range of bit lengths and
690that both ends of a connection share common moduli. 686that both ends of a connection share common moduli.
691.Sh CERTIFICATES 687.Sh CERTIFICATES
@@ -872,7 +868,7 @@ on all machines
872where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication. 868where the user wishes to log in using public key authentication.
873There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret. 869There is no need to keep the contents of this file secret.
874.Pp 870.Pp
875.It Pa /etc/moduli 871.It Pa /etc/ssh/moduli
876Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX. 872Contains Diffie-Hellman groups used for DH-GEX.
877The file format is described in 873The file format is described in
878.Xr moduli 5 . 874.Xr moduli 5 .