[Fedora-directory-users] Re: "This beta software has expired"?
Richard Megginson
rmeggins at redhat.com
Mon Dec 5 19:56:18 UTC 2005
Kevin Kovach wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Richard.
>
> Are you able to supply any details on the issue? Is this a known
> problem that was already being worked on, or is this a brand new
> issue? If this has been around for a while, do you have a timetable
> on a fix?
Actually, is your problem in the released FDS 7.1 you downloaded from
the download site, or did you build it yourself?
>
> I've checked the list and have not seen anything regarding this error
> message. If there's anything I can do to help please let me know.
>
> Thanks.
>
> - Kevin
>
> On 12/5/05, *Richard Megginson* <rmeggins at redhat.com
> <mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
> No, it's not a cert issue. It's a problem with the core server, and
> we're working on a fix right now.
>
> Kevin Kovach wrote:
>
> > Hello again,
> >
> > I'm suspecting more and more that it was a certificate issue, since
> > the error log references port 636.
> >
> > However, I've gone over the SSL HOWTO on the FDS wiki and I don't
> > understand what the problem is. When I installed FDS about 5 months
> > ago I used the information provided here,
> >
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/ssl.html#1087158
> > on setting up a self signed certificate. This link was posted
> on the
> > SSL HOWTO on help with using certutil.
> >
> > I was able to get FDS up and running with SSL after a couple
> emails to
> > the list and a couple changes to the FDS wiki regarding SSL. As I
> > said, it's been running well for the past 5 months or so.
> >
> > My understanding was that the example there created a cert that
> would
> > be valid for 123 months (-v 120) plus the default 3 months? I would
> > not expect this cert to have expired already.
> >
> > That said, I went through the same steps to try and recreate the CA
> > and Server certs for the directory again now. After doing so
> without
> > any error messages, I tried to start the directory server again and
> > I'm getting the same message.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > - Kevin
> >
> > On 12/5/05, *Kevin Kovach* <kovach at gmail.com
> <mailto:kovach at gmail.com>
> > <mailto: kovach at gmail.com <mailto:kovach at gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a bit confused this morning. I woke up and realized that my
> > directory was down, and when I tried to restart it I got the
> > following message ...
> >
> > # ./start-slapd
> > [05/Dec/2005:11:52:28 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> >
> > Does this look familiar to anyone? I'm continuing to look into
> > it, but if it's something simple issue that I'm unaware of I'd
> > appreciate any hints as to what the problem is?
> >
> > Some background information ...
> >
> > I've been running Fedora Directory Server for about 5 months
> > without any issues. It's been running great. I recently
> added a
> > root suffix to the directory that went smoothly. I was able to
> > use the new root without any problems after I added it. I
> didn't
> > seem to have any issues with that change. This the only thing
> > I've done in the past couple months.
> >
> > I've just tired to save my config and back up the db with
> > ./saveconfig, ./db2bak, ./db2ldif, and ./db2dsml and all
> attempts
> > result in the same error message.
> >
> > Also, the only thing printed to the error log is the same
> message.
> >
> > # cat errors
> > Fedora-Directory/7.1 B2005.201.2115
> > ldap.hostname.com:636 <http://ldap.hostname.com:636>
> <http://ldap.hostname.com:636>
> > (/opt/fedora-ds/slapd-instname)
> >
> > [05/Dec/2005:11:46:07 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> > [05/Dec/2005:11:47:44 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> > [05/Dec/2005:11:49:03 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> > [05/Dec/2005:11:52:28 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> > [05/Dec/2005:11:57:33 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> > [05/Dec/2005:11:58:30 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> > [05/Dec/2005:12:00:11 -0500] - ERROR: ** This beta software has
> > expired **
> >
> > I'm really at a loss as to what has expired. Does the
> directory
> > have some kind of license that has expired? Can this be a
> message
> > for an expired cert? It doesn't really sound like it, but
> that's
> > the only thing I can think of off the top of my head.
> >
> > Thanks for any help and/or information.
> >
> > - Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
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