and where is the ca certificate? cacert.pem or what ever the
certificate             =$dir/cacert.pem
is pointing to in openssl.cnf

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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:15 PM
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Subject: RE: Need help asap...



cakey.pem is already there.


--- "Bommareddy, Satish (Satish)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> you will have to move the cakey.pem to
> /opt/exampleca/private/ directory
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> Bindu
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:05 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Need help asap...
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I moved the config file to
> /opt/exampleca/private/openssl.cnf
> 
> It still did nto work.
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]#
> OPENSSL_CONF=/opt/exampleca/private/openssl.cnf
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]# export OPENSSL_CONF
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]# openssl ca -in
> testreq.pem
> Using configuration from
> /opt/exampleca/private/openssl.cnf
> Enter pass phrase for
> /opt/exampleca/private/cakey.pem:
> Error opening CA certificate
> 7728:error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such
> file
> or directory:bss_file.c:259:fopen('','r')
> 7728:error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system
> lib:bss_file.c:261:
> unable to load certificate
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]#
> 
> I have the openssl-0.9.7a version running on Linux
> now. I have also installed openssl-0.9.7d but still
> when I run "version" command at the openssl prompt,
> it
> shows me that I am using the earlier version. 
> 
> Will changing the version to .7d do any help? and if
> so how can I change it and get the latest version
> running?
> 
> Thanks so much for the help.
> Bindu
> --- "Bommareddy, Satish (Satish)"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> 
> > u can either update the openssl.cnf to look in
> > /try/caex/cakey.pem, 
> > or you can move the cakey.pem from /try/caex/ to
> > /opt/exampleca/private/
> > and try
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
> Of
> > Bindu
> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:20 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Need help asap...
> > 
> > 
> > I have the config file at
> > usr/local/ssl/lib/openssl.cnf
> > 
> > I used the environment variable OPENSSL_CONF to
> find
> > the config file.
> > 
> > I have the cakey.pem at /try/caex/cakey.pem
> > 
> > Do I need to change the location where I have
> stored
> > the config key??
> > 
> > Please guide.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Bindu
> > --- "Bommareddy, Satish (Satish)"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > looks to me like it is not able to find
> cakey.pem
> > > is the path in openssl.cnf pointing to where the
> > > cakey.pen resides?
> > > that is one place to look at
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Behalf
> > Of
> > > Bindu
> > > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 2:18 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Need help asap...
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi all,
> > >  I am a graduate student and all new to Linux. I
> > am
> > > trying to set up a CA and issue/revoke
> > certificates
> > > using OPENSSL. I wanted to test using a test
> > > certificate request and then issue and revoke.
> But
> > I
> > > am kind of stuck at a point. Please help me.
> > > 
> > > I successfully created the CA and submitted a
> > > request.
> > > But when I am trying to issue the certificate, I
> > get
> > > an error.
> > > 
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]#
> > > OPENSSL_CONF=/usr/local/ssl/lib/openssl.cnf
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]# export
> OPENSSL_CONF
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]# openssl ca -in
> > > testreq.pem
> > > Using configuration from
> > > /usr/local/ssl/lib/openssl.cnf
> > > Enter pass phrase for
> > > /opt/exampleca/private/cakey.pem:
> > > Error opening CA certificate
> > > 7423:error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such
> > > file
> > > or directory:bss_file.c:259:fopen('','r')
> > > 7423:error:20074002:BIO
> routines:FILE_CTRL:system
> > > lib:bss_file.c:261:
> > > unable to load certificate
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] exampleca]#
> > > 
> > > 
> > > All the help is most appreciated.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bindu
> > > 
> > > 
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