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Mention `-cleanup' caveats on multi-user systems.

Mention installer in faq-cleanup.
Fix indexing snafu.

[originally from svn r5422]
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Jacob Nevins 2005-03-01 15:18:34 +00:00
parent e3511e1387
commit 1e0aeea460
2 changed files with 11 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -952,7 +952,12 @@ PuTTY will leave some Registry entries, and a random seed file, on
the PC (see \k{faq-settings}). If you are using PuTTY on a public the PC (see \k{faq-settings}). If you are using PuTTY on a public
PC, or somebody else's PC, you might want to clean these up when you PC, or somebody else's PC, you might want to clean these up when you
leave. You can do that automatically, by running the command leave. You can do that automatically, by running the command
\c{putty -cleanup}. \c{putty -cleanup}. (Note that this only removes settings for
the currently logged-in user on \i{multi-user systems}.)
If PuTTY was installed from the installer package, it will also
appear in \q{Add/Remove Programs}. Uninstallation does not currently
remove the above-mentioned registry entries and file.
\S{faq-dsa}{Question} How come PuTTY now supports DSA, when the \S{faq-dsa}{Question} How come PuTTY now supports DSA, when the
website used to say how insecure it was? website used to say how insecure it was?

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@ -520,9 +520,13 @@ use the \c{-load} option (described in \k{using-cmdline-load}).
If invoked with the \c{-cleanup} option, rather than running as If invoked with the \c{-cleanup} option, rather than running as
normal, PuTTY will remove its \I{removing registry entries}registry normal, PuTTY will remove its \I{removing registry entries}registry
entries and \I{random seed file} from the local machine (after entries and \i{random seed file} from the local machine (after
confirming with the user). confirming with the user).
Note that on \i{multi-user systems}, \c{-cleanup} only removes
registry entries and files associated with the currently logged-in
user.
\S{using-general-opts} Standard command-line options \S{using-general-opts} Standard command-line options
PuTTY and its associated tools support a range of command-line PuTTY and its associated tools support a range of command-line