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@@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ This is the standard configuration file read by @command{gpgsm} on
startup. It may contain any valid long option; the leading two dashes
may not be entered and the option may not be abbreviated. This default
name may be changed on the command line (@pxref{option
- --options}).
+ --options}). You should backup this file.
+
@item policies.txt
@cindex policies.txt
@@ -743,7 +744,8 @@ object identifiers of the policies line by line. Empty lines and
lines starting with a hash mark are ignored. Policies missing in this
file and not marked as critical in the certificate will print only a
warning; certificates with policies marked as critical and not listed
-in this file will fail the signature verification.
+in this file will fail the signature verification. You should backup
+this file.
For example, to allow only the policy 2.289.9.9, the file should look
like this:
@@ -831,7 +833,8 @@ they all live in in the current home directory (@pxref{option
@cindex pubring.kbx
This a database file storing the certificates as well as meta
information. For debugging purposes the tool @command{kbxutil} may be
-used to show the internal structure of this file.
+used to show the internal structure of this file. You should backup
+this file.
@item random_seed
@cindex random_seed