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author | Kai Engert <kaie@kuix.de> | 2018-02-13 12:23:42 +0100 |
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committer | Kai Engert <kaie@kuix.de> | 2018-02-13 12:23:42 +0100 |
commit | 4665b4574c367611ea701e2f20fd0bcf381e25b9 (patch) | |
tree | ff5797bce4cbb77b0fa1acd234daa4bd0bf7fd7c /doc | |
parent | 668dba9071b713c00828b4d84bbd1d46b159b5ba (diff) | |
download | nss-hg-4665b4574c367611ea701e2f20fd0bcf381e25b9.tar.gz |
Bug 1429393, Clarify certutil docs/help that -F deletes both cert and key, not just the key, r=rrelyea
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/certutil.xml | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/certutil.xml b/doc/certutil.xml index d5062bd5e..4622c75e4 100644 --- a/doc/certutil.xml +++ b/doc/certutil.xml @@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ <varlistentry> <term>-F</term> - <listitem><para>Delete a private key from a key database. Specify the key to delete with the -n argument. Specify the database from which to delete the key with the -<option>-d</option> argument. Use the <option>-k</option> argument to specify explicitly whether to delete a DSA, RSA, or ECC key. If you don't use the <option>-k</option> argument, the option looks for an RSA key matching the specified nickname. + <listitem><para>Delete a private key and the associated certificate from a database. Specify the key to delete with the -n argument. Specify the database from which to delete the key with the +<option>-d</option> argument. </para> <para> -When you delete keys, be sure to also remove any certificates associated with those keys from the certificate database, by using -D. Some smart cards do not let you remove a public key you have generated. In such a case, only the private key is deleted from the key pair. You can display the public key with the command certutil -K -h tokenname. </para></listitem> +Some smart cards do not let you remove a public key you have generated. In such a case, only the private key is deleted from the key pair.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |