SSH key generation prompts "Too many arguments"
Issue
- When using the ssh-keygen command, it prompts
Too many arguments.
# ssh-keygen –b 2048 -t rsa
Too many arguments.
usage: ssh-keygen [options]
Options:
-a trials Number of trials for screening DH-GEX moduli.
-B Show bubblebabble digest of key file.
-b bits Number of bits in the key to create.
-C comment Provide new comment.
-c Change comment in private and public key files.
-e Convert OpenSSH to RFC 4716 key file.
-F hostname Find hostname in known hosts file.
-f filename Filename of the key file.
-G file Generate candidates for DH-GEX moduli.
-g Use generic DNS resource record format.
-H Hash names in known_hosts file.
-i Convert RFC 4716 to OpenSSH key file.
-l Show fingerprint of key file.
-M memory Amount of memory (MB) to use for generating DH-GEX moduli.
-N phrase Provide new passphrase.
-P phrase Provide old passphrase.
-p Change passphrase of private key file.
-q Quiet.
-R hostname Remove host from known_hosts file.
-r hostname Print DNS resource record.
-S start Start point (hex) for generating DH-GEX moduli.
-T file Screen candidates for DH-GEX moduli.
-t type Specify type of key to create.
-v Verbose.
-W gen Generator to use for generating DH-GEX moduli.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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