LSH-MAKE-SEED(1)						    Lsh Manuals 						  LSH-MAKE-SEED(1)

NAME

       lsh-make-seed - Creates random seed file for the YARROW pseudorandomnessgenerator.

SYNOPSIS

       lsh-make-seed [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

       CAUTION!  The  information  in  this manpage may be invalid or outdated. For authorative information on lsh, please see it's Texinfo manual
       (see the SEE ALSO section).

       Creates an initial random seed file for the YARROW pseudorandomnessgenerator used by lsh.

OPTIONS

       -f, --force
	      Overwrite any existing seed file.

       -o, --output-file=Filename Default is ~/.lsh/seed-file

       --server
	      Save seed file where the lshd server expects it

       --sloppy
	      Generate seed file even if we can't collect a good amount of randomness from the environment.

       --debug
	      Print huge amounts of debug information

       --log-file=File name
	      Append messages to this file.

       -q, --quiet
	      Suppress all warnings and diagnostic messages

       --trace
	      Detailed trace

       -v, --verbose
	      Verbose diagnostic messages

       -?, --help
	      Give this help list

       --usage
	      Give a short usage message

       -V, --version
	      Print program version

       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.

DIAGNOSTICS

       See the --log-file , --verbose , --trace and --debug options.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-lsh@gnu.org>.

COPYING

       The lsh suite of programs is distributed under the GNU General Public License; see the COPYING and AUTHORS files in the source distribution
       for details.

AUTHOR

       The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels Moller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>.

       This  man-page  was  written  for  lsh 2.0 by Pontus Freyhult <pont_lsh@soua.net>, it is based on a template written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray)
       <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>.

SEE ALSO

       DSA(5), lsh(1), lsh-authorize(1), lsh-decode-key(1), lsh-decrypt-key(1),  lsh-export-key(1),  lsh-keygen(1),  lsh-upgrade(1),  lsh-upgrade-
       key(1), lsh-writekey(1), lshd(8), secsh(5), SHA(5), SPKI(5), ssh-conv(1)

       The  full  documentation  for lsh is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and lsh programs are properly installed at your site, the
       command

	      info lsh

       should give you access to the complete manual.

LSH-MAKE-SEED							   NOVEMBER 2004						  LSH-MAKE-SEED(1)