apt-get install apache-ssl -- problems making Certificate Request

["David Christensen" <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

debian:

I am attempting to install apache-ssl on a fresh 3.1r1 installation.  When I
ran apt-get, I think it barfed on something I entered for the SSL
certificate (?):

    # apt-get install apache-ssl
    <snip>
    Setting up apache-ssl (1.3.33-6sarge1) ...
    Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
    ...................................................................+
+++++
    .................++++++
    writing new private key to '/etc/apache-ssl/apache.pem'
    -----
    problems making Certificate Request
    4517:error:0D07A097:asn1 encoding routines:ASN1_mbstring_copy:string
 too long:a_mbstr.c:154:maxsize=2
    dpkg: error processing apache-ssl (--configure):
     subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     apache-ssl
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Now apache-ssl won't start:

    # /etc/init.d/apache-ssl start
    Starting web server: apache-ssl failed

    # tail -n 2 /var/log/apache-ssl/error.log
    [Wed Jun  7 21:31:59 2006] [crit] Error reading server certificate f
ile /etc/apache-ssl/apache.pem
    [Wed Jun  7 21:31:59 2006] [crit] error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_re
ad_bio:no start line


Looking for /etc/apache-ssl/apache.pem, the file exists and appears to
contain an RSA key:

    # cat /etc/apache-ssl/apache.pem
    -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
    MIICXAIBAAKBgQDWnu2zLsA/PpUMj2P9pgUzZaV3fu/5a7T9Z/mHyo77JOLwh7PG
    <snip>
    JIwdsCIzgZmYCfMrFEb6J2PyBmST7twXkn46yHfLFtU=
    -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----


Attempting to configure apache-ssl doesn't seem like the correct solution:

    # dpkg --configure apache-ssl
    dpkg: error processing apache-ssl (--configure):
     package apache-ssl is already installed and configured
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     apache-ssl


How do I get apache-ssl working?


TIA,

David