You can make apache load the key without passphrase.
Make a copy of the key, to keep the original intact:

# cp mykey.key mykey.key.org

Then do:

# openssl rsa -in mykey.key.org -out mykey.key
# chmod 0400 mykey.key


/ Stefan G


>Tom,
>
>Ok... Thanks... I'll give one of those a shot. 
>
>
>Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE
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>
>> Ok... so I was so proud that I figured out how to renew a cert on 
>> Linux - but now everytime I restart apache it asks for a passphrase for
>that cert.
>> Any ideas how to fix that?
>
>You mean for SSL ? You shouldn't have created your private key with a
>password :-)
>
>I.e. when
>#openssl genrsa -des3 -rand file1:file2:file3:file4:file5 -out server.key
>1024 asked for one, just press enter.
>
>Apparently
>#openssl rsa -in server.key -out server.pem should remove the pass phrase.
>
>You may also be able to re-generate the server keyfile and get your
>certifcate authority to reissue, or I think you can have Apache call a
>program to get the pass phrase, so you just need to make one that echos it
>out.
>
>I have http://slacksite.com/apache/certificate.php bookmarked :-)
>
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