Re: [Sks-devel] Deletion of key from standalone server

[Yaron M. Minsky]

There is a utility called sks_do that you can compile which lets you
delete a key by its key hash.  You can look up the key hash via the web
interface.  Then you simply do:

sks_do drop <32-character-long-hash>

That should do it.  This should be run from the directory in which SKS
is running, and should be done WHILE sks is running.  sks_do just sends
a message to sks_db on the local unix socket telling sks to drop the key
from the database.

This functionality is integrated into the main sks executable in
the-not-quite-released 1.0.5.

y

On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 19:00, Daniel Johnson wrote:
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> No, I'm not trying to delete a key that's "in the wild".  :)
> 
> I have two SKS servers running for testing (one of which is importing
> an X-day old dump from rediris.es as I type this).  How can I 
> manually
> delete a certain key from the database?  Given the hassles these two
> have put me through, I'd rather not start their DBs from scratch
> unless I have to.
> 
> Speaking of key dumps:
> What is the proceedure for putting a keyserver on the public 
> networks?
>  Start syncing with peers, then import a fresh dump?
> 
> I'm working towards putting my home server up for the public, and the
> office one just for us and our clients.  That should placate The
> Powers That Be.  Is my dynamic IP (ADSL, using dynip.com) going to be
> an issue?
> 
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