Nope; logrotate doesn't actually start and stop the apache process (ie,
it doesn't use the /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd script), it manually sends a
SIGHUP to the currently running apache process to tell it to reload
itself. This is done without requiring user intervention.
-Brian
On Tue, 2003-02-18 at
Brian,
That worked flawlessly! Thanks so much! I opted for the encrypted
private key. Question: Doesn't logrotate restart my apache server as it
rotates the logs? If so, I assume I'll need to be present to put in this
phrase. Is there any other way to have this step eliminated?
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On Tue, 2003-0
There is a Makefile in /usr/share/ssl/certs for generating all kinds of
stuff with openssl (csr's, certs, CA, keys, etc). You can use the
makefile by running, in that directory...
"make ANYNAME.crt"
where ANYNAME is what you want the crt and key files to start with (I
like to use
Okay, I am currently using the default cert on my Red Hat mail server to
provide (albeit crude) encryption to my web mail login page. Of course,
this cert is issued by localhost and will not save, so each visit a use
is prompted to accept the cert. I want to create a unique cert, but I
don't need a
