Re: sigining host certificate : index.txt not found

The files index.txt and serial are kept in the same directory the 
private and certs directories. There is an openssl script which
initializes the files (I don't remember the name) but you can
create them manually:

mkdir newcerts
touch index.txt
cat > serial
01
<Ctl-D>

Regards

Andreas

[email protected] wrote:
> hi
> while sigining the host certificate using the command
> 
> 
>>>openssl ca -in hostReq.pem -days 730 -out hostCert.pem -notext
> 
> 
> after asking for PEM keyword , tries to open  index.txt, and gives an error
> when it is not found.
> where is this file generated or kept . ?
> i followed the steps for generating the certificates as given in on
> strongsec webpage.
> what could be the mistake,pls  help
> 
> thanks and regards.
> kausty

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