[Dovecot] Can't load private key file

[Andy Dills]

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008, adamsh at fsfa.org wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> 
> I have just purchased and installed an authenticated certificate for the
> mail server, but I am getting errors from dovecot.
> 
> My mail.err file is showing the following.
> 
> Mar  7 17:56:04 mailserver dovecot: pop3-login: Can't load private key file
> /etc/ssl/mailserver/mail.mydomain.tld.key: error:0906A068:PEM
> routines:PEM_do_header:bad password read
> 
> My dovecot.conf has the following set.
> 
> # Uncomment these if using SSL
> ssl_cert_file = /etc/ssl/mailserver/mail.mydomain.tld.crt
> ssl_key_file = /etc/ssl/mailserver/mail.mydomain.tld.key
> #ssl_key_password =
> #ssl_ca_file = /etc/ssl/mailserver/ca/mydomain.pem
> #ssl_verify_client_cert = yes
> ssl_parameters_regenerate = 168
> verbose_ssl = no
> 
> I have been playing about with it all for about 3 hours now and would
> greatly appreciate any help ;)

It sounds like you encrypted the key with a password...you would put that 
as the ssl_key_password in the config above.

Andy

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Andy Dills
Xecunet, Inc.
www.xecu.net
301-682-9972
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