On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 7:56 PM, PGNet Dev <pgnet.dev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 6/4/17 4:51 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote: >>> >>> but the process STARTS with an apparently non-fatal error ... >>> >>> Using configuration from /home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf >>> Can't open root/database.attr for reading, No such file or >>> directory >>> 140013244086016:error:02001002:system >>> library:fopen::crypto/bio/bss_file.c:74:fopen('root/database.attr','r') >>> 140013244086016:error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such >>> file:crypto/bio/bss_file.c:81: >> >> >> This usually indicates the OpenSSL conf file cannot be found. Its odd >> that "Using configuration from /home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf" is >> reported. >> >> Maybe you can try `OPENSSL_CONF=/home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf <command>` >> to isolate the issue (or maybe rule out its not a conf file problem). > > > The message above doesn't indicate that openssl.cnf can't be found. In fact > it explcitly states that it IS found and IS using it > >>> Using configuration from /home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf > > It's the same openssl.cnf used in all the PRIOR steps, with not problem > whatsoever. > > Rather it's > >>> Can't open root/database.attr for reading, No such file or >>> directory > > that's not found. > > I've found that if I simply > > touch root/database.attr > touch intermediate/database.attr > > as already's been done with > > touch root/database > touch intermediate/database Oh, I was not aware you were skipping steps. I guess that explains the unusual results. Jeff -- openssl-users mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-users