openssh bugs - Oct 2009 - [Bug 1668] New: Add override option to ssh-keygen

https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1668

           Summary: Add override option to ssh-keygen
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 5.3p1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ssh-keygen
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: jchadima at redhat.com


When using ssh-keygen in the batch, promting the user causes hanging
the script. Override option when selected causes rewriting the key
without prompting.

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--- Comment #1 from jchadima at redhat.com 2009-10-30 19:25:54 EST ---
Created an attachment (id=1714)
 --> (https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/attachment.cgi?id=1714)
Patch adding the override option to the ssh-keygen

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--- Comment #2 from jchadima at redhat.com 2009-10-30 20:00:59 EST ---
Created an attachment (id=1715)
 --> (https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/attachment.cgi?id=1715)
The patch with changed override to overwrite

Changed the word override to owerwrite in the patch. This will sound
better :)

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Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Damien Miller <djm at mindrot.org> 2009-11-04 16:06:15
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If you want to overwrite, why not just rm the key first?

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jchadima at redhat.com changed:

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--- Comment #4 from jchadima at redhat.com 2009-11-04 18:16:05 EST ---
The patch should prevent the program from asking in every situation.
If there is an immutable key file, the rm does not delete it, and the
ssh-keygen hang. Of course the output of rm can be tested but this make
the whole thing complicate. The correct way is to make option(s) for
overwriting(keeping) the file w/o asking the user.

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--- Comment #5 from jchadima at redhat.com  ---
Created attachment 1916
  --> https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/attachment.cgi?id=1916
Patch suitable for openssh-5.6p1

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Jan F. Chadima <jfch at jagda.eu> changed:

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