you can stop it from asking for the pass phrase by doing the following.
this removes it from your private key.
openssl rsa -in privkey.pem -out new.cert.key
Joga
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Laurie [mailto:adam@algroup.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 2:59 PM
To: apache-ssl@lists.aldigital.co.uk
Subject: Re: [apache-ssl] Apache + modssl
Mark Stuivenberg wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a question, I got apache runnining with mod ssl
> it works fine as a matter of fact great.
>
> The only trouble I seam to stuble on is starting it
> up, from the command line it's easy:
> /usr/local/apache/bin apachectl startssl
> it prompts me for the pem password, I enter it, it works
>
> What I'm trying to do now is start it through init.d
> or atleast make a script that starts it up.
>
> I've used autoexpect to make a little script:
> #!/usr/local/bin/expect
>
> set timeout -1
> spawn /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl startssl
> match_max 100000
> expect -exact "Apache/1.3.12 mod_ssl/2.6.4 (Pass Phrase Dialog)\r
> Some of your private key files are encrypted for security reasons.\r
> In order to read them you have to provide us with the pass phrases.\r
> \r
> Server pandora.information-innovation.com:443 (RSA)\r
> Enter pass phrase:"
> send -- "notquite\r"
> expect eof
>
> Now, this script manages to run, enter the password and give me my promt
> back.
>
> The bad part, Apache does not start, and nothing comes through the error
> log.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas?
Yep. I have the idea you are asking the wrong list:
http://www.apache-ssl.org/#mod_ssl
cheers,
Adam
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