[Fedora-directory-users] Setting a self ssl certificate

[Peter Santiago]

Steven Jones wrote:
> Since it appears the LDAP server was stuffed, I re-installed it and
> again followed the instructions, now I find that in attempting to
> re-start the server it will not....so I have had to re-install again.
>
> So this particular set of instructions,
>
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/ag/7.1/ssl.html#1085091
>
> breaks the setup....
>
> So is there a set of instructions to setup a self certified SSL server? 
>
> regards
>
> Steven Jones
> Senior  Linux/Unix/San/Vmware System Administrator
> APG -Technology Integration Team
> Victoria University of Wellington
> Phone: +64 4 463 6272
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-directory-users-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-directory-users-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Steven
> Jones
> Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2007 3:01 p.m.
> To: General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project.
> Subject: [Fedora-directory-users] Setting a self ssl certificate
>
>
> While following the RDS manual to make a self cert, the last command is
> to convert the certification database, 
>
> 8><-----
>
>    9. Run pk12util to convert the certificate database to pkcs12 format,
> so it is accessible by the Directory Server: 
>
> /serverRoot/shared/bin/pk12util -d . -o cert.pk12 -n Server-Cert
>
> It then asks me for,
>
> "Enter Password or Pin for "NSS Certificate DB":"
>
> Which I have no idea about....the password I have been using does not
> work so I have no idea what this password is!
>
> So where would I find it/set it, or am I using the wrong manual and if
> so what is the correct one?
>
> regards
>
> Steven Jones
> Senior  Linux/Unix/San/Vmware System Administrator
> APG -Technology Integration Team
> Victoria University of Wellington
> Phone: +64 4 463 6272
>
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>   
Try using TinyCA2 or Webmin Certificate module to generate SSL certs...

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