---
name: "x2gobroker-keygen"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "x2gobroker"
version: "0.0.4.3-4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/x2gobroker-keygen"
---

# x2gobroker-keygen(8)

Generate SSH keys for X2Go Session Broker

## NAME

x2gobroker-keygen - Generate SSH keys for X2Go Session Broker

## SYNOPSIS

**x2gobroker-keygen**  \[ *options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**x2gobroker-keygen** generates a SSH pub/priv key pair and makes it usable through X2Go Session Broker.

This command has to be execute once per broker installation and requires root privileges.

## COMMON OPTIONS

**x2gobroker-keygen** accepts the following common options:

- FC**-h, --help**F\[0\]

  Display a help with all available command line options and exit.

- FC**-t {RSA,DSA}, --key\_type {RSA,DSA}**F\[0\]

  SSH pub/priv key type (allowed values: RSA, DSA).

- FC**-f, --force**F\[0\]

  Re-generate SSH pub/priv key pair and enforce overwriting of existing key pair files.

  WARNING: you will loose previously create key files when this option is used.

## FILES

\~x2gobroker/.ssh/\*

## AUTHOR

This manual has been written for the X2Go project by Mike Gabriel \<mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de\>.