Bug 670515

Summary: ssh-keygen: option -n is not documented in man page
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Miroslav Vadkerti <mvadkert>
Component: opensshAssignee: Jan F. Chadima <jchadima>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team <qe-baseos-security>
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Version: 6.0CC: sgrubb
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Fixed In Version: openssh-5.3p1-35.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Miroslav Vadkerti 2011-01-18 14:45:55 UTC 
Description of problem:
Man page of ssh-keygen has missing documentation for option -n.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
openssh-5.3p1-34.el6

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. man ssh-keygen
  
Actual results:
-n not documented

Expected results:
-n documented

Additional info:
This is really an easy fix and the developer is willing to fix it
Comment 1 Miroslav Vadkerti 2011-01-18 14:48:11 UTC 
Also this option should be added to usage:

# ssh-keygen -h
ssh-keygen: illegal option -- h
usage: ssh-keygen [options]
Options:
  -a trials   Number of trials for screening DH-GEX moduli.
  -B          Show bubblebabble digest of key file.
  -b bits     Number of bits in the key to create.
  -C comment  Provide new comment.
  -c          Change comment in private and public key files.
  -e          Convert OpenSSH to RFC 4716 key file.
  -F hostname Find hostname in known hosts file.
  -f filename Filename of the key file.
  -G file     Generate candidates for DH-GEX moduli.
  -g          Use generic DNS resource record format.
  -H          Hash names in known_hosts file.
  -i          Convert RFC 4716 to OpenSSH key file.
  -l          Show fingerprint of key file.
  -M memory   Amount of memory (MB) to use for generating DH-GEX moduli.
  -N phrase   Provide new passphrase.
  -P phrase   Provide old passphrase.
  -p          Change passphrase of private key file.
  -q          Quiet.
  -R hostname Remove host from known_hosts file.
  -r hostname Print DNS resource record.
  -S start    Start point (hex) for generating DH-GEX moduli.
  -T file     Screen candidates for DH-GEX moduli.
  -t type     Specify type of key to create.
  -v          Verbose.
  -W gen      Generator to use for generating DH-GEX moduli.
  -y          Read private key file and print public key.

NOTE:
As the function which prints usage is already available. Adding -h option would be very nice also
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 13:30:52 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0598.html