Hi all I have created my TLS cert according to these instructions: openssl req -new -nodes -out req.pem -keyout key.pem openssl rsa -in key.pem -out new.key.pem openssl x509 -in req.pem -out ca-cert -req \ -signkey new.key.pem -days 999 mkdir /var/imap cp new.key.pem /var/imap/server.pem rm new.key.pem cat ca-cert >> /var/imap/server.pem chown cyrus:mail /var/imap/server.pem chmod 600 /var/imap/server.pem # Your key should be protected echo tls_ca_file: /var/imap/server.pem >> /etc/imapd.conf echo tls_cert_file: /var/imap/server.pem >> /etc/imapd.conf echo tls_key_file: /var/imap/server.pem >> /etc/imapd.conf root@collab:/usr/lib/ssl# ls -al im* -rw------- 1 cyrus mail 5219 2008-03-31 00:12 imap.pem and I am getting this error: Mar 31 01:33:41 collab cyrus/imaps[12733]: unable to get certificate from '/usr/lib/ssl/imap.pem' Mar 31 01:33:41 collab cyrus/imaps[12733]: TLS server engine: cannot load cert/key data, may be a cert/key mismatch? Mar 31 01:33:41 collab cyrus/imaps[12733]: error initializing TLS Mar 31 01:33:41 collab cyrus/imaps[12733]: Fatal error: tls_init() failed Mar 31 01:33:41 collab cyrus/imaps[12733]: DBERROR: error exiting application: Invalid argument help?? thanks Bernhard -- Graylion's Fetish & Fashion Store Goth and Kinky Boots, Clothing and Jewellery http://www.graylion.net ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html