Re: Apache with mod_ssl

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Even more revealing was the passphrase prompt, not required for plain 
httpd...


Thanks,

Ron DuFresne


On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, Omar W. Hannet wrote:

> Are you quite certain that the LoadModule for mod_ssl has been
> commented out?  The reason I ask: the output from 'apachectl start'
> which you provided below shows 'mod_ssl/2.2.4'.
>
> In the log file /opt/apache-2.2.4/logs/error_log, on lines that contain
> 'Apache/2.2.4' and 'configured -- resuming normal operations', do
> you see 'mod_ssl/2.2.4'?  If so, it is still being loaded from somewhere
> in your configuration.
>
> Saikat Saha wrote:
>> Sorry for late response on this one. This is what we have in httpd.conf
>> which is generated at compile time. This problem does not go away even
>> if I comment out last four lines and restart apache. Could you please
>> advise what else could be leading apache to think it is https rather
>> than http?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> # Secure (SSL/TLS) connections
>> #Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
>> #
>> # Note: The following must must be present to support
>> #       starting without SSL on platforms with no /dev/random equivalent
>> #       but a statically compiled-in mod_ssl.
>> #
>> <IfModule ssl_module>
>> SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
>> SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
>> </IfModule>
>> 
>> 
>> With above commented out, when I try to start apache, I get following
>> passphrase prompt and apache does not start even after saying passphrase
>> successful, no logs in logs directory although log level is "debug"
>> 
>> ]# ./apachectl start
>> httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain
>> name, using 10.3.110.109 for ServerName
>> Apache/2.2.4 mod_ssl/2.2.4 (Pass Phrase Dialog)
>> Some of your private key files are encrypted for security reasons.
>> In order to read them you have to provide the pass phrases.
>> 
>> Server 10.3.110.109:443 (RSA)
>> Enter pass phrase:
>> 
>> OK: Pass Phrase Dialog successful.
>> [root@rh4_109 bin]#
>> 
>> Thanks you very much for your help.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Omar W. Hannet
>> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:34 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Apache with mod_ssl
>> 
>> Do you have <IfModule ssl_module> tags surrounding all
>> SSL directives in your configuration file?  For example:
>> 
>> <IfModule ssl_module>
>> SSLPassPhraseDialog  builtin
>> # etc.
>> </IfModule>
>> 
>> Saikat Saha wrote:_module>
>>> Apache was compiled as below
>>> 
>>> ./configure --with-ldap --enable-mods-shared="all ssl ldap cache proxy
>>> authn_alias mem_cache file_cache authnz_ldap charset_lite dav_lock
>>> disk_cache" --prefix=/opt/apache-2.2.4
>>> 
>>> Httpd -l gives below
>>> [root@rh4_109 bin]# httpd -l
>>> Compiled in modules:
>>>   core.c
>>>   prefork.c
>>>   http_core.c
>>>   mod_so.c
>>> 
>>> How do I compile so that it does not load mod_ssl automatically and
>>> loads only if httpd.conf is configured.
>>> 
>>> Surprisingly there are no error logs even at debug level.
>>> 
>>> Thank you so very much for the kind help.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Omar W. Hannet
>>> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 4:13 PM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: Apache with mod_ssl
>>> 
>>> Saikat Saha wrote:
>>>> We have apache 2.2.4 compiled with all modules but commented out all load 
>>>> modules. Do not have anything in httpd.conf file to state that
>>> this 
>>>> is https. But when I start apache, it tries to goto https and prompts
>> 
>>>> for pass phrase. How does apache determine that this is https whereas
>> 
>>>> this is actually a http server.
>>> Perhaps mod_ssl is a compiled-in module.  Run 'httpd -l' to check
>> this.
>>>> After I enter a passphrase, it shows successful but the server never 
>>>> starts up. Can someone please help?
>>> The reason probably can be found in Apache's error_log file.
>>> 
>>>> Also can apache support both http and https at different ports at the
>> 
>>>> same time?
>>> Yes.  The defaults are port 80 for http and port 443 for https.
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