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  This section provides various guides for common actions. Due to the nature of Vault, some of these procedures can be complex, so our goal is to provide guidance to do them safely.
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# Vault Guides

This section provides various guides for common actions. Due to the nature
of Vault, some of these procedures can be complex, so our goal is to provide
guidance to do them safely.

The following guides are available:

* [Generate Root](/docs/guides/generate-root.html) - This guide covers how to
generate new root tokens using unseal keys.