keygen_exists

Summary

identity file already exists at `{0}`

Help

pass --force to overwrite, or pick a different --path

Details

When this fires

nanook keygen was asked to write an identity at a path where one already exists (either the private key or the matching .pub), and you didn't pass --force. We refuse to overwrite by default since clobbering a key would lock you out of any admin endpoint that trusts it.

What to check

If you really want a fresh key at the same path, take a backup first then pass --force:

cp ~/.config/nanook/id_ed25519{,.bak}
cp ~/.config/nanook/id_ed25519.pub{,.bak}
nanook keygen --force

Or pick a different path:

nanook keygen --path ~/.config/nanook/id_ed25519_ops

Update [admin].authorized with the new .pub after rotating.