LSH-MAKE-SEED(1)
NAME
lsh-make-seed - Creates random seed file for the YARROW pseudorandomnessgenerator.
SYNOPSIS
lsh-make-seed [OPTION...]
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION! The information in this manpage may be invalid or outdated.
For authorative information on lsh, please see it's Texinfo manual (see
the SEE ALSO section).
Creates an initial random seed file for the YARROW pseudorandomnessgenerator used by lsh.
OPTIONS
- -f, --force
- Overwrite any existing seed file.
- -o, --output-file=Filename Default is ~/.lsh/seed-file
- --server
- Save seed file where the lshd server expects it
- --sloppy
- Generate seed file even if we can't collect a good amount of randomness from the environment.
- --debug
- Print huge amounts of debug information
- --log-file=File name
- Append messages to this file.
- -q, --quiet
- Suppress all warnings and diagnostic messages
- --trace
- Detailed trace
- -v, --verbose
- Verbose diagnostic messages
- -?, --help
- Give this help list
- --usage
- Give a short usage message
- -V, --version
- Print program version
- Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
DIAGNOSTICS
See the --log-file , --verbose , --trace and --debug options.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-lsh@gnu.org>.
COPYING
The lsh suite of programs is distributed under the GNU General Public
License; see the COPYING and AUTHORS files in the source distribution
for details.
AUTHOR
The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels Mller
<nisse@lysator.liu.se>.
This man-page was written for lsh 2.0 by Pontus Freyhult
<pont_lsh@soua.net>, it is based on a template written by J.H.M. Dassen
(Ray) <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>.
SEE ALSO
DSA(5), lsh(1), lsh-authorize(1), lsh-decode-key(1), lsh-decryptkey(1), lsh-export-key(1), lsh-keygen(1), lsh-upgrade(1), lsh-upgradekey(1), lsh-writekey(1), lshd(8), secsh(5), SHA(5), SPKI(5), sshconv(1)
- The full documentation for lsh is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and lsh programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- info lsh
- should give you access to the complete manual.