diff --git a/doc/install.txt b/doc/install.txt
index 5826898..f813807 100644
--- a/doc/install.txt
+++ b/doc/install.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ CAP_CHOWN, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, CAP_FOWNER capabilities).
 3) create a mysql database, initialize it using schema.mysql and store
    the dbi connection string, username and password in ~simba_ca/.dbi/simba
 
-4) create an SSH private key for simba_ca.
+4) create an SSH private key for simba_ca:
+    ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /home/simba_ca/.ssh/id_rsa
 
 5) create a large filesystem and mount it on /backup.