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[PATCH] doc: Private key passphrases are not supported.

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From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
To: 31973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#31973] [PATCH] doc: Private key passphrases are not supported.
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 02:19:43 +0200

* doc/guix.texi (Daemon Offload Setup): Note this.
---
...right?

Kind regards,

T G-R

 doc/guix.texi | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index da05a200a..ad2debe0c 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -988,8 +988,7 @@ Port number of SSH server on the machine.
 
 @item @code{private-key} (default: @file{~root/.ssh/id_rsa})
 The SSH private key file to use when connecting to the machine, in
-OpenSSH format.
+OpenSSH format.  This key must not be protected with a passphrase.
 
 Note that the default value is the private key @emph{of the root
 account}.  Make sure it exists if you use the default.
-- 
2.16.2

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