bk-newroot - (unknown subject)

NAME
bk newroot − change the identity of a repository

SYNOPSIS
bk newroot [−krandombits] [−ycomment]
bk newroot

DESCRIPTION
bk newroot is an administrative command used to generate a new identity for a repository. It is typically used only after having repaired a repository. After running bk newroot that repository will not be able to push to or pull from it’s parent or any other related repository.

OPTIONS
−kbits Specify the string of random bits used as part of the repository identity. The string must be 16 hex digits.
−ycomment Specify a comment to be used for why the rootkey was changed. Must be a single line.

SEE ALSO
bk-id, bk-clone, bk-pull, bk-push, bk-terms

CATEGORY
Admin