Error when running security in Terminal

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I'm trying to export the keychains in Terminal. This is the code I used 

security> export -k SystemCACertificates.keychain -t all -f openssl -o goodone.txt

And this is the error I got security: illegal option -- k. Can anyone fix it? 🙂

Best Answer

You probably copied/pasted the example listed in the man page, which actually is supposed to show how security can be run interactively. To fix, you can do one of the following:

  • Run in interactive mode by executing security -i in Terminal and then just entering export -k SystemCACertificates.keychain -t all -f openssl -o goodone.txt when you get the security> prompt
  • Run security export -k SystemCACertificates.keychain -t all -f openssl -o goodone.txt from the shell
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