ssh-keygen opens NULL filename

[Martin MOKREJŠ]

On 16 Oct 2002, Mark Janssen wrote:

> On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 13:08, Darren Tucker wrote:
> > Martin MOKREJŠ wrote:
> > >   it's impossible to use -f option with ssh-keygen with version 3.5p1:
> > >
> > > $ ./ssh-keygen -t dsa -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -N ""
> > > Generating public/private dsa key pair.
> > > open  failed: No such file or directory.
> > > Saving the key failed: .
>
> Maybe a stupid suggestion, maybe it's allready been said (I didn't check
> the entire discussion).
>
> But, were you root (since I'm seeing a $ prompt), or otherwise possible
> to write in /etc/ssh ???


Well, actually I was a root, but replaqced my $PS1 in the list post for
`$' sign. Sorry for confusion, but perms really weren't a problem.

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