Fixes to makecerts.py and instructions

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/certs/README.md b/certs/README.md
index 387f0aef7f7..924a0a324c6 100644
--- a/certs/README.md
+++ b/certs/README.md
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # Ice Test Suite Certificates
 
 This directory contains certificates used by the clients and servers in Ice test
-suite. These certificates are for testing puproses only and should **never** be
+suite. These certificates are for testing purposes only and should **never** be
 used in a production environment.
 
-As provided, the server certificates use `localhost` for the Common Name and for
-the DNS name, and 127.0.0.1 as the IP address. This works fine when you run the
-client and server on the same host. However, if you want to run them on separate
-hosts, you may need to regenerate the certificates (This is especially true for
-the JavaScript).
+As provided, the server certificates use `127.0.0.1` for the Common Name,  the
+IP address and DNS name. This works fine when you run the client and server on
+the same host. However, if you want to run them on separate hosts, you may need
+to regenerate the certificates (This is especially true for the JavaScript).
 
 We've included the Python script `makecerts.py` to simplify this task.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-You'll need Python to run the script. The script also depends on a utility package
-from a separate [ZeroC repository][1]. You can install this package as follows:
+You'll need Python to run the script. The script also depends on a utility
+package from a separate [ZeroC repository][1]. You can install this package as
+follows:
 
     pip install zeroc-icecertutils
 
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ Options:
 ```
 
 The `--ip`, `--dns`, and `--use-dns` options affect the generation of the server
-certificate. Without any arguments, the script uses `localhost` as the server's
-DNS name, 127.0.0.1 as the server's IP address, and 127.0.0.1 as the server's
-Common Name.
+certificate. Without any arguments, the script prompts for the value of the IP
+address and DNS name.
 
 You can specify an alternate IP address using `--ip` and an alternate DNS name
 using `--dns`. The `--use-dns` flag forces the script to use the DNS name as
diff --git a/certs/makecerts.py b/certs/makecerts.py
index e521c889efd..eac654deb19 100755
--- a/certs/makecerts.py
+++ b/certs/makecerts.py
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ except Exception as ex:
     sys.exit(1)
 
 def usage():
-    print("Usage: " + sys.argv[0] + " [options] [ip-address]")
+    print("Usage: " + sys.argv[0] + " [options]")
     print("")
     print("Options:")
     print("-h               Show this message.")
     print("-d | --debug     Debugging output.")
     print("--ip <ip>        The IP address for the server certificate.")
-    print("--dns <dns>      The DNS name for the server ceritificate.")
+    print("--dns <dns>      The DNS name for the server certificate.")
     print("--use-dns        Use the DNS name for the server certificate common")
-    print("                 name (default is to use the IP)." )
+    print("                 name (default is to use the IP address)." )
     sys.exit(1)
 
 #