Ok, i've put together a small patch that should write an error to the log file if either the ssl_certificate_file or rsa_private_key_file are not defined in the ircd.conf.
Steve
--- ircd-hybrid-7.0.3/src/listener.c 2005-02-07 23:16:15.000000000 +0000
+++ client-ssl-error/src/listener.c 2005-02-08 00:43:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
#include "send.h"
#include "memory.h"
#include "setup.h"
+#include "s_log.h"
#ifdef HAVE_LIBCRYPTO
#include <openssl/bio.h>
@@ -282,6 +283,14 @@
if (port == 0)
return;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCRYPTO
+ if (is_ssl && (ServerInfo.ssl_certificate_file == NULL ||
ServerInfo.rsa_private_key_file == NULL))
+ {
+ ilog(L_ERROR, "Error opening ssl listen port -- no ssl certificate
and/or rsa private key file.");
+ return;
+ }
+#endif
+
#ifdef IPV6
copy_s_addr(IN_ADDR(vaddr), &in6addr_any);
#else
