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authorMatthew Harmsen <mharmsen@redhat.com>2014-04-29 19:59:32 -0700
committerMatthew Harmsen <mharmsen@redhat.com>2014-04-30 15:55:05 -0700
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Attempt to clarify pki-cert-request-review command
* PKI TRAC Ticket #585 - 'pki cert-request-review' --output creates a file only when --action attribute is not present
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diff --git a/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-cert.1 b/base/java-tools/man/man1/pki-cert.1
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@@ -144,11 +144,15 @@ Then, an agent needs to review the request by running the following command:
.B pki <agent authentication> ca-cert-request-review <request ID> --file <file to store the certificate request>
-The certificate request, as well as the defaults and constraints of the enrollment profile, will be stored in the output file provided by the --file option. The agent can examine the file and override any values if necessary. To process the request, enter the appropriate action when prompted:
+The --file <filename> and --action <action> options are mutually exclusive (i. e. - only one or the other may be specified during command invocation).
+
+If the --file <filename> option is specified, the certificate request, as well as the defaults and constraints of the enrollment profile, will be retrieved and stored in the output file provided by the --file option. The agent can examine the file and override any values if necessary. To process the request, enter the appropriate action when prompted:
.B Action (approve/reject/cancel/update/validate/assign/unassign):
-Alternatively, the agent can process the request in a single step with the following command:
+The request in the file will be read in, and the specified action will be applied against it.
+
+Alternatively, when no changes to the request are necessary, the agent can process the request in a single step using the --action <action> option with the following command:
.B pki <agent authentication> ca-cert-request-review <request ID> --action <action>