Mod SSL Apache starts - but doesnt prompt for password

[mg911]

I have apache with mod ssl installed, up and running excellent. The only problem is that when i run

./apachectl startssl

I am not prompted for the password - I have looked everywhere - any help would be very appreciated - and helpful. I have tried several things -

I have checked SSLPassPhraseDialog - it says builtin

I changed my AllowOverride to Authconfig

I am stuck - please help - and thank you in advance

 

[sleipnir214]

If you are expecting to be prompted for a password when you start Apache with SSL, this will only happen if you set a password on your private key.

If you run:

openssl genrsa -des3 ......

then the "-des3" option places a password on the key. If you omit it, you will not be asked for a password then you generate your key, and Apache will not ask for a password when it starts.



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[mg911]

Well i realized that i had created my ssl certificate un-encrypted - and then did the genrsa -des3 ..... everything worked great

sorry for the thread

but thanks for the reply sleipnir214!

mike