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author | Caesar Schinas <caesar@caesarsgrunt.co.uk> | 2016-05-25 03:42:22 +0000 |
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committer | Caesar Schinas <caesar@caesarsgrunt.co.uk> | 2016-05-25 03:42:22 +0000 |
commit | 1209391f9b5c9cd4c00d8986eba44c7c60e92c16 (patch) | |
tree | e85fe554ce6a7b7b6b76e69a86b06a0eecf6cb90 /doc | |
parent | 09e0c1faec52876196c69b47a39fae59be437dcc (diff) | |
download | gitlab-ce-1209391f9b5c9cd4c00d8986eba44c7c60e92c16.tar.gz |
Add note on changing password of SSH key
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ssh/README.md b/doc/ssh/README.md index e011330bffb..d6a0979f6ec 100644 --- a/doc/ssh/README.md +++ b/doc/ssh/README.md @@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub If you see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa`, you can skip the `ssh-keygen` step. -Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not -required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. - To generate a new SSH key, use the following command: ```bash ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email" @@ -29,6 +26,12 @@ 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. +Note: It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key, but it is not +required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. + +If you want to change the password of your key later, you can use the following +command: `ssh-keygen -p <keyname>` + Use the command below to show your public key: **Windows Command Line:** |