Enter pass phrase:Apache:mod_ssl:Error: Private key not found.
Okay, so I was installing an SSL certificate using Godaddy.com as the certificate provider. I followed their instructions for generating the key, creating the CSR and downloading and installing the certificate. Then I go to restart apache and apache will not restart with the following error:
Enter pass phrase:Apache:mod_ssl:Error: Private key not found.
On my Redhat machine, I am not even prompted to put in the password. It simply fails on me.
While it would be preferred to find a way to configure the passphrase into the startup files, I am not able to figure out how to do it. However, I do learn that you can eliminate the passphrase from the key file and this is what many on the internet recommend doing. This is the command to eliminate the passphrase.
# openssl rsa -in www.key -out new.key
Thanks MNX Solutions…it took me an over an hour to find you.
http://www.mnxsolutions.com/blog/apache/removing-a-passphrase-from-an-ssl-key.html
