Add examples to the genkey man page

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Elio Maldonado 2008-10-26 23:35:58 +00:00
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<term><option>--renew</option></term>
<listitem><simpara>Used with --genreq to indicate a renewal,
the existing keypair will be used.</simpara></listitem>
the existing keypair will be used. Certs and keys must reside
in the nss database. Pem file cert renewal is not currently
supported.</simpara></listitem>
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</programlisting>
</para>
<para>The following example will create a self-signed certificate
and private key for the hostname <literal>www.nssexample.com</literal>
which will be stored in cert and key in the nss database:
<programlisting>
# genkey --days --nss 120 www.nssexample.com
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>The following example will generate a certificate signing
request for a new mod_nss style cert specified by its nickname,
<literal>Server-Cert</literal>:
<programlisting>
# genkey --genreq --nss --days 120 Server-Cert
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>The following example will generate a certificate signing request
for the renewal of an existing mod_nss cert specified by its nickname,
<literal>Server-Cert</literal>:
<programlisting>
# genkey --genreq --renew --nss --days 120 Server-Cert
</programlisting>
</para>
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