Re: [gentoo-server] apache+ mod_ssl restart need enter the Pass Phrase

[Stefan]

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:19:25 +0800, Wang Penghui <wangpenghui@××××××.com> wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> If i add ssl cert to my apache server,then when i restart the server i
> have to enter the Pass Phrase. I wonder that if i restart my server box.
> And the apache was exist in the runlevel default, what would happen when
> i don't input the Phrase? Does it wait until i enter the password, or
> ignore this to start other servers?
> Because my server box is not nearby me. So i have to login it remotely.
> If the apache server wait until i enter the Phrase i think i need to
> clear out it from default runlevel.
>
> Thanks very much.
>

As far as I now the server will stop untill you enter a valid
password. Now you can do (atleast) 2 things.

1. Remove the apache service from the default runlevel.
2. Add an entry to your httpd.conf like this:

SSLPassPhraseDialog exec:/usr/local/apache/bin/appasswd

Create a file, in the example above that would be the file:
/usr/local/apache/bin/appasswd. Put something like this in the file

#!/bin/sh

echo "PASSWD"

Make sure this file is not readable for the world, etc. Ofcourse this
is not a really secure solution. :)

Regards,

Stefan