[Dovecot] dovecot 2.2.9 - ssl_cert and ssl_key ignored

[Alexandru Bostina]

Nevermind, I think I found the problem.

It seems that Ubuntu's default settings for Dovecot are wrong, they lack 
the "<" character before the certificate/key path.
So either of the following works:
     ssl_cert_file = /dat/etc/ssl/certs/server.crt
     ssl_key_file = /dat/etc/ssl/private/server.key
or
     ssl_cert = </dat/etc/ssl/certs/server.crt
     ssl_key = </dat/etc/ssl/private/server.key

Thanks!

*From:* Alexandru Bostina <mailto:alb at alnio.ro>
*Sent:* Sunday, May 11, 2014 12:04PM
*To:* Peter Chiochetti <mailto:pch at myzel.net>, Dovecot 
<mailto:dovecot at dovecot.org>
*Subject:* Re: [Dovecot] dovecot 2.2.9 - ssl_cert and ssl_key ignored
> Yes, it does.
> But I mentioned that just using the old settings (ssl_key_file) works
> (with the same certificate and key).
> *From:* Peter Chiochetti<mailto:pch at myzel.net>
> *Sent:* Sunday, May 11, 2014 11:58AM
> *To:* Alexandru Bostina<mailto:alb at alnio.ro>, Dovecot
> <mailto:dovecot at dovecot.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [Dovecot] dovecot 2.2.9 - ssl_cert and ssl_key ignored
> > Am 2014-05-11 10:16, schrieb Alexandru Bostina:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > It seems that Dovecot ignores the new /ssl_cert and ssl_key /settings.
> > >
> > > Using them in the dovecot configuration results in the error:
> > > Fatal: Couldn't parse private ssl_key: error:0906D06C:PEM
> > > routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line: Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY]
> > >
> >
> > Does the file read something like this in the first line?
> >
> > > -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
> >