Re: [Sks-devel] Patches imported

[John Clizbe]

Phil Pennock wrote:
> On 2009-03-26 at 00:29 -0500, John Clizbe wrote:
>> Still seeing a problem with setting the dump name:
>> 
>> address@hidden:/var/sks# sks dump 27000 /var/sks/dump sks-dump
>> wrong number of arguments
>> usage: sksdump numkeys dumpdir [dumpname]
>> address@hidden:/var/sks# sks dump 27000 /var/sks/dump
>> Dumping keys to file /var/sks/dump/1-0000.pgp
>> Dumping keys to file /var/sks/dump/1-0001.pgp
>> 
>> Any ideas folks?
> 
> You have a boolean option being set in your sksconf file with:
>   optionname: 1
> 
> This is why I want the example in the docs -- booleans are not set with
> a value.  So the "1" is not being picked up in setting the option.
> Instead, it's left behind in !Settings.anonlist, looking like parameters
> that come on the command-line after the options (the rest of argv).
> Then when you invoke "sks dump" it uses !Settings.anonlist, which
> contains the "1" followed by whatever you gave on the command-line.
> 
> Boolean options in sksconf can only be toggled away from their default
> value, not given an explicit on or off.  You toggle it with the
> optionname followed by a colon.  Remove the 1 and you should be good.

That was it. The offending line was 'initial_stat:      1'. Removed
everything after the colon and it works fine now.

Thanks, Phil.

Now to get all my recon peers talking to my server again.
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