From ca8639a4662c59b15ef4e0ed02b6587ce4049b0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Felix Eckhofer Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 13:02:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify the key generation step Users must not change the default filename or they will have to create a suitable .ssh/config which is out-of-scope here. --- doc/ssh/README.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ssh/README.md b/doc/ssh/README.md index 64795233e41..c4b1fc3b626 100644 --- a/doc/ssh/README.md +++ b/doc/ssh/README.md @@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ To generate a new SSH key, use the following command: ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email" ``` This command will prompt you for a location and filename to store the key -pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, you -can press enter to use the default. +pair and for a password. When prompted for the location and filename, just +press enter to use the default. If you use a different name, the key will not +be used automatically. Use the command below to show your public key: ```bash