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* initramfs-tools-hook-conf: Security bug fix: Add code to handle
                             being called by "mkinitramfs-kpkg"
                             instead of "update-initramfs".

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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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        "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos-keygen">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2015-07-20">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2009-01-04">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
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        <firstname>Björn</firstname>
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        <surname>Påhlsson</surname>
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        <address>
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          <email>belorn@recompile.se</email>
 
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          <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
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        </address>
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      </author>
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      <author>
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        <firstname>Teddy</firstname>
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        <surname>Hogeborn</surname>
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        <address>
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          <email>teddy@recompile.se</email>
 
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          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
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        </address>
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      </author>
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    </authorgroup>
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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
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      <year>2009</year>
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      <year>2010</year>
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      <year>2011</year>
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      <year>2015</year>
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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
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    </copyright>
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--force</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-f</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--force</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-n
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--no-ssh</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Target directory for key files.  Default is
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            <filename class="directory">/etc/mandos</filename>.
 
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            <filename>/etc/mandos</filename>.
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          </para>
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        <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable></option></term>
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          <para>
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            Key type.  Default is <quote>RSA</quote>.
 
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            Key type.  Default is <quote>DSA</quote>.
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          </para>
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
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            Key length in bits.  Default is 4096.
 
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></term>
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            Subkey type.  Default is <quote>RSA</quote> (Elgamal
 
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></term>
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        <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></option></term>
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            Comment field for key.  Default is empty.
 
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            <quote><literal>Mandos client key</literal></quote>.
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          </para>
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        <userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --password</userinput>
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  <refsect1 id="see_also">
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    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>gpg</refentrytitle>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
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