Re: [Monotone-users] How to change key (after email address change)?

[Dirk Heinrichs]

Am 01.01.2011 13:42, schrieb Richard Levitte:
> In message <address@hidden> on Sat, 01 Jan 2011 11:46:53 +0100, Dirk 
> Heinrichs <address@hidden> said:
> 
> dirk.heinrichs> my email address has changed, so I would like to replace my 
> monotone
> dirk.heinrichs> key. What's the best way to accomplish this?
> 
> All you really need to do is the same you did the first time: create a
> new key with the new address (mtn genkey), and have it added on the
> servers you want to have access to.

OK.

> Of course, there's nothing say you HAVE to do this just because you
> changed your email address.  Key names only look like email addresses,
> it doesn't mean they ARE email addresses.  You see the difference?

Yes, I know. But since they look like email addresses, I want them to
look like REAL email addresses.

> Last of all, provided you've created your new key and are ABSOLUTELY
> SURE you will NEVER need your old key any more, all you need to do is
> to drop it (mtn drop).  The public part will of course live on in
> other databases if it was inserted there, and it should stay there, so
> older revisions and other things signed with your old key can still be
> verified.

Thanks a lot. Got the change done.

Bye...

        Dirk

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