make-ssl-cert does nothing

[Thomas Schweikle]

Binary package hint: ssl-cert

install ssl-cert (apt-get install ssl-cert), then call

make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil
make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil
make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil

Since overwriting an existing cert should generate an error message --- ever being a cert created?

ls -la /etc/ssl/certs/*snakeoil*

Nothing! This script fails silently. Since no cert created, https wont work.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: ssl-cert 1.0.23ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-28.55-server 2.6.32.27+drm33.12
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-28-server x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 18 15:00:50 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ssl-cert

[Thomas Schweikle (tps)]

That is not really correct: it does not exaust an error message if a cert-file exists and shall be overwritten. It is enough to have the file --- it may be empty.

[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

Please reply if this is still an issue.