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-rw-r--r--apps/req.c2
-rw-r--r--doc/apps/req.pod1
2 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/apps/req.c b/apps/req.c
index 2707dc9e36..e8951aecf9 100644
--- a/apps/req.c
+++ b/apps/req.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ OPTIONS req_options[] = {
{"multivalue-rdn", OPT_MULTIVALUE_RDN, '-',
"Enable support for multivalued RDNs"},
{"days", OPT_DAYS, 'p', "Number of days cert is valid for"},
- {"set_serial", OPT_SET_SERIAL, 'p', "Serial number to use"},
+ {"set_serial", OPT_SET_SERIAL, 's', "Serial number to use"},
{"extensions", OPT_EXTENSIONS, 's',
"Cert extension section (override value in config file)"},
{"reqexts", OPT_REQEXTS, 's',
diff --git a/doc/apps/req.pod b/doc/apps/req.pod
index 8362f53d8c..8ba04aedba 100644
--- a/doc/apps/req.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/req.pod
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ days to certify the certificate for. The default is 30 days.
serial number to use when outputting a self signed certificate. This
may be specified as a decimal value or a hex value if preceded by B<0x>.
-It is possible to use negative serial numbers but this is not recommended.
=item B<-extensions section>