RE: Apache Debian Package: the init process
> * Gabe Martin-Dempesy (gabe@mudbuginfo.com) wrote :
> > If a user has an SSL certificate installed with apache and reboots,
> > the system will sit waiting for the certificate password. This may
> > not be a problem if you have physical access to the machine, but if
> > you have a colocated server you run into the issue of the
> removal of
> > /etc/nologin coming after the startup of apache, making the machine
> > unreachable
> >
> Yes, we're aware of the problem (see the numerous submitted
> bugs). We're working with the upstream author to bring about
> a fix for this, although the current recommendation is to not
> bother with a password. Cheers -Thom
You can ofcourse (if you trust your machine), remove the passphrase from
your private key:
openssl rsa -in file1.key -out file2.key
as per
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