Re: hostname changed what to do with ssh server keys?
On Wed, Aug 13, 2003 at 06:23:34PM +0200, Rudy Gevaert wrote:
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> I have just changed host names. What is the correct way to regenerate
> the /etc/ssh_host* keys?
You don't really need to unless you _really_ want to. The host key
isn't tied to the machine's name.
The following is how the ssh.postinst script creates them:
ssh-keygen -q -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -N '' -t rsa
ssh-keygen -q -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -N '' -t dsa
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