fqhostname non exsistant??

Hey everyone, I was wondering if there was someone out there who might be=
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to help me out a little bit. I'm having a problem that's driving me nuts.=
I'm=20
running a linux server (SuSE 8.1) that has mod_ssl pre-installed, but not=
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setup. I've been trying to set it up and have gotten as far as creating a=
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test certificate, but now I'm stumped with the FQHOSTNAME variable.=20

((Here's what it says in the httpd.conf...
# NOTE: before you can enable this module, you need a server certificate.
# A test certificate can be created by entering
# 'cd /usr/share/doc/packages/mod_ssl; ./certificate.sh' as root.
# Also, you need to set the ServerName inside the 443>
# block to the fully qualified domain name
# (see $FQHOSTNAME in /etc/sysconfig/network/config). ))

As it turns out my config file doesn't have the FQHOSTNAME variable at al=
l. Is=20
it in another associated file maybe? I've been all over the web and while=
I=20
can find plenty about mod-ssl, I've found next to nothing about writing m=
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own FQHOSTNAME variable. I'm still not all that fluent in scripting unix =
code=20
so I'm at a bit of a loss. If anyone knows how I can create/find/configur=
e=20
this variable, I'd really appreciate the help. I'm setup to use the YaST2=
=20
config system as well as direct coding to the files, if that helps at all=
.

Thanks.=20
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A. Putnam
Assistant IT Administrator
Pelathe Community Resource Center

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Re: fqhostname non exsistant??

Just a little amendment to this, that note wasn't in httpd.conf, it's in=20
/sysconfig/apache. I had them both open and got them mixed up, sorry.

On Thursday 16 January 2003 00:55, A. Putnam wrote:
> Hey everyone, I was wondering if there was someone out there who might =
be
> able to help me out a little bit. I'm having a problem that's driving m=
e
> nuts. I'm running a linux server (SuSE 8.1) that has mod_ssl pre-instal=
led,
> but not setup. I've been trying to set it up and have gotten as far as
> creating a test certificate, but now I'm stumped with the FQHOSTNAME
> variable.
>
> ((Here's what it says in the httpd.conf...
> # NOTE: before you can enable this module, you need a server certificat=
e.
> # A test certificate can be created by entering
> # 'cd /usr/share/doc/packages/mod_ssl; ./certificate.sh' as root.
> # Also, you need to set the ServerName inside the > _default_:443> # block to the fully qualified domain name
> # (see $FQHOSTNAME in /etc/sysconfig/network/config). ))
>
> As it turns out my config file doesn't have the FQHOSTNAME variable at =
all.
> Is it in another associated file maybe? I've been all over the web and
> while I can find plenty about mod-ssl, I've found next to nothing about
> writing my own FQHOSTNAME variable. I'm still not all that fluent in
> scripting unix code so I'm at a bit of a loss. If anyone knows how I ca=
n
> create/find/configure this variable, I'd really appreciate the help. I'=
m
> setup to use the YaST2 config system as well as direct coding to the fi=
les,
> if that helps at all.
>
> Thanks.

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A. Putnam
Assistant IT Administrator
Pelathe Community Resource Center

____________________________________________________________ __________
Apache Interface to OpenSSL (mod_ssl) www.modssl.org
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fqhostname found, pass phrase gone

On Friday 17 January 2003 01:40, you wrote:
Okay, I found the FQHOSTNAME buried in YaST. (Thank you Carlos!) Except n=
ow=20
I'm running into another problem. After setting the FQHOSTNAME, I turned =
on
the mod_ssl module, restarted apache and got this error:


/etc/init.d/apache start returned 7 (Program is not running.)
Starting httpd [ Mailman PHP4 SSL ]Apache/1.3.26 mod_ssl/2.8.10 (Pass
Phrase Dialog)
Some of your private key files are encrypted for security reasons.
In order to read them you have to provide us with the pass phrases.

Server new.host.name:443 (RSA)
Enter pass phrase:
Apache:mod_ssl:Error: Private key not found.
**Stopped
stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
.failed


How do I get the pass phrase to go through without deactivating the
encryption? Is there is another file somewhere I can modify that tells
apache the pass phrase? Or, (seeing as the error says the server is
new.host.name:443) have I stupidly put the certificates in the wrong
directory? If so, what directory are they normally in by default?

Thanks.

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A. Putnam
Assistant IT Administrator
Pelathe Community Resource Center

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