[Freeipa-users] ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host" service using default keytab: Clock skew too great.

Sumit Bose sbose at redhat.com
Thu Apr 28 07:23:19 UTC 2016


On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 07:54:57PM +0000, Anthony Cheng wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> I am trying to renew expired certificates following the manual renewal
> procedure here (http://www.freeipa.org/page/IPA_2x_Certificate_Renewal) but
> even with resetting the system/hardware clock to a time before expires, I
> am getting the error "ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host"
> service using default keytab: Clock skew too great."

This is a Kerberos error message which it not related to the certificate
lifetime. Please try to make sure that client and server use the same
time.

bye,
Sumit

> 
> With NTP disable and clock reset why would it complain about clock skew and
> how does it even know about the current time?
> 
> [root at test certs]# getcert list
> Number of certificates and requests being tracked: 8.
> Request ID '20111214223243':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host" service using
> default keytab: Clock skew too great.
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-sample-NET',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-sample-NET//pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-sample-NET',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: IPA
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2016-01-29 14:09:46 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20111214223300':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host" service using
> default keytab: Clock skew too great.
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-PKI-IPA',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-PKI-IPA//pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-PKI-IPA',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: IPA
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2016-01-29 14:09:45 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20111214223316':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host" service using
> default keytab: Clock skew too great.
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/httpd/alias/pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: IPA
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2016-01-29 14:09:45 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130741':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=61&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='auditSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='auditSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=CA Audit,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:10:49 UTC
>         pre-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/stop_pkicad
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ca_cert
> "auditSigningCert cert-pki-ca"
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130742':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=60&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='ocspSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='ocspSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=OCSP Subsystem,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-OCSPSigning
>         pre-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/stop_pkicad
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ca_cert
> "ocspSigningCert cert-pki-ca"
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130743':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=62&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='subsystemCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='subsystemCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=CA Subsystem,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth,id-kp-clientAuth
>         pre-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/stop_pkicad
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ca_cert
> "subsystemCert cert-pki-ca"
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130744':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=64&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='ipaCert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/httpd/alias/pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='ipaCert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=RA Subsystem,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth,id-kp-clientAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ra_cert
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130745':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=63&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='Server-Cert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='Server-Cert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth,id-kp-clientAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes[root at test certs]# getcert list
> Number of certificates and requests being tracked: 8.
> Request ID '20111214223243':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host" service using
> default keytab: Clock skew too great.
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-sample-NET',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-sample-NET//pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-sample-NET',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: IPA
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2016-01-29 14:09:46 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20111214223300':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host" service using
> default keytab: Clock skew too great.
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-PKI-IPA',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-PKI-IPA//pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/dirsrv/slapd-PKI-IPA',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: IPA
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2016-01-29 14:09:45 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20111214223316':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Error setting up ccache for local "host" service using
> default keytab: Clock skew too great.
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/httpd/alias/pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='Server-Cert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: IPA
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2016-01-29 14:09:45 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130741':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=61&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='auditSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='auditSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=CA Audit,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:10:49 UTC
>         pre-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/stop_pkicad
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ca_cert
> "auditSigningCert cert-pki-ca"
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130742':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=60&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='ocspSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='ocspSigningCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=OCSP Subsystem,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-OCSPSigning
>         pre-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/stop_pkicad
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ca_cert
> "ocspSigningCert cert-pki-ca"
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130743':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=62&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='subsystemCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='subsystemCert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=CA Subsystem,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth,id-kp-clientAuth
>         pre-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/stop_pkicad
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ca_cert
> "subsystemCert cert-pki-ca"
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130744':
>         status: MONITORING
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=64&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: no
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='ipaCert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB',pinfile='/etc/httpd/alias/pwdfile.txt'
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/etc/httpd/alias',nickname='ipaCert',token='NSS
> Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=RA Subsystem,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth,id-kp-clientAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command: /usr/lib64/ipa/certmonger/renew_ra_cert
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> Request ID '20130519130745':
>         status: NEED_CSR_GEN_PIN
>         ca-error: Internal error: no response to "
> http://test.sample.net:9180/ca/ee/ca/profileSubmit?profileId=caServerCert&serial_num=63&renewal=true&xml=true
> ".
>         stuck: yes
>         key pair storage:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='Server-Cert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB',pin='297100916664
> '
>         certificate:
> type=NSSDB,location='/var/lib/pki-ca/alias',nickname='Server-Cert
> cert-pki-ca',token='NSS Certificate DB'
>         CA: dogtag-ipa-renew-agent
>         issuer: CN=Certificate Authority,O=sample.NET
>         subject: CN=test.sample.net,O=sample.NET
>         expires: 2017-10-13 14:09:49 UTC
>         eku: id-kp-serverAuth,id-kp-clientAuth
>         pre-save command:
>         post-save command:
>         track: yes
>         auto-renew: yes
> -- 
> 
> Thanks, Anthony

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