Hi It looks like you didn't create the key-pair.
you can create it with: openssl genrsa -des3 -out sample.key 2048 It will generate a RSA key-pair with 2048 bits modulus, with a symmetric algorithm to encrypt the key-pair. Bye Jay States ha escrito: > I am use learning and testing CA's. I have tried to create a > self-signed CA certificate using the following: > > openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key sample.key -out sample.crt > > and this is the error message that I get. I re-built openssl and > openssh, but I still get this error. What am I doing wrong? > > Using configuration from /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf > sample.key: No such file or directory > 64260:error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or > directory:bss_file.c:245:fopen('sample.key','r') > 64260:error:20074002:BIO routines:FILE_CTRL:system lib:bss_file.c:247: > ns2# openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key > /usr/local/apache2/cert/sample.key -out sample.crt > > Thanks > J > > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > Development Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]