Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 15:14:05 -0400 From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> To: Chern Lee <chern@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Handbook 10.10.6 error? (ssh-keygen) Message-ID: <20011002151405.A1399@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0110021205001.46113-100000@meow.bsdlabs.com>; from chern@FreeBSD.org on Tue, Oct 02, 2001 at 12:05:20PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10110020115400.67467-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> <Pine.BSF.4.31.0110021205001.46113-100000@meow.bsdlabs.com>
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this was, on the fateful occasion around Oct 02 15:05 -0400, sent by Chern Lee > > I've committed this change, thanks! > > - chern > > On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Annelise Anderson wrote: > > > > > The handbook (version now on the web site), section 10.10.6, > > ssh-keygen, says to build a DSA key pair with ssh-keygen -t dsa. I've > > done it using ssh-keygen -d, and my 4.4-RELEASE says -t is an illegal > > option. > > a reason seems to be missing from above exchange... the reason for the error is that '-t <key type>' option was added to openssh version 2.9 which is missing from 2.3 (the openssh version that's get installed w/ freebsd 4.4-release). btw, when last time i checked, the 2.9 version also supported 2.3's type options. -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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