On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 09:11:48PM +0000, Manoj Kithany wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> I think I have Apache + mod_ssl on my IBM AIX box.
> 
> My httpd.conf file contains:
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> <VirtualHost *>
>   ServerAdmin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   DocumentRoot /kit
>   ServerName www.my.server.name
>   ErrorLog logs/log1
>   SSLRandomFile file /dev/egd-pool 1024
>   SSLCertificateFile /usr/local/ssl/certs/cert.cer
>   SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/local/ssl/bin/private.key
> </VirtualHost>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> When I RUN my Apache, I get following Error:
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> # ./apachectl startssl
> Syntax error on line 980 of /kit/conf/httpd.conf:
> Invalid command 'SSLRandomFile', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module 
> not included in the server configuration
> ./apachectl startssl: httpd could not be started
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Do you know what is the problem? I read the documentation regarding the 
> above since my IBM AIX Box does NOT have /dev/random

But you didn't read carefully enough. If you are using an EGD style device,
you must explicitely tell:
SSLRandomSeed startup egd:/var/run/egd-pool
SSLRandomSeed connect egd:/var/run/egd-pool

(Your path of course is different...)

Best,
        Lutz
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