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| -rw-r--r-- | apps/req.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/man1/req.pod | 3 |
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/apps/req.c b/apps/req.c index dab67a0534..79425e5939 100644 --- a/apps/req.c +++ b/apps/req.c @@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ int req_main(int argc, char **argv) if (argc != 0) goto opthelp; + if (days && !x509) + BIO_printf(bio_err, "Ignoring -days; not generating a certificate"); if (x509 && infile == NULL) newreq = 1; diff --git a/doc/man1/req.pod b/doc/man1/req.pod index 7a490983d5..d0d471f11f 100644 --- a/doc/man1/req.pod +++ b/doc/man1/req.pod @@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ to the self signed certificate otherwise new request is created. =item B<-days n> When the B<-x509> option is being used this specifies the number of -days to certify the certificate for. The default is 30 days. +days to certify the certificate for, otherwise it is ignored. +The default is 30 days. =item B<-set_serial n> |