>
> Hi,
>
> I had some problems installing OpenSSL on the Win98 platform. After
> compiling successfully, ca.pl does not run correctly when we want to
> create a new request using
>
> perl ca.pl -newreq
>
> the configuration file openssl.cnf cannot be located although it is in
> the directory that the ca.pl resides. The script keeps looking for
> /usr/local/ssl even after we specify the prefix and the openssldir
> options. Any idea why ? Thank you very much.
OpenSSL does not have alternative default directories for Windows
(although I believe it should). You need to use environment variables
to define the locatations of various files
SSLEAY_CONF=d:/ssleay/ssleay.cnf
SSL_CERT_AREA=d:/ssleay
SSL_CERT_DIR=d:/ssleay/certs
SSL_PRIVATE_DIR=d:/ssleay/private
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2
The Kermit Project * Columbia University
612 West 115th St #716 * New York, NY * 10025
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