I made some progress. The problem is that the script /usr/lib/ipa/ipa- httpd-pwdreader, which reads the passphrase of the SSL key on behalf of Apache, checks that the hostname passed by Apache has the same value of the $HOSTNAME environment variable. In my case, the two are different: Apache uses the full qualified name "ipa.labeconomia.unich.it", while $HOSTNAME contains only "ipa". I wonder why other people do not have the same problem.
I temporary solved the problem with the command 'hostname ipa.labeconomia.unich.it', but this is only a partial solution, since after the reboot $HOSTNAME is back to "ipa" and Apache does not start. I tried to change '/etc/hostname' with the FQDN, but without success: the file get changed back to "ipa" after a reboot. I could change the ipa-httpd-pwdreader to avoid this check, but I suspect that the $HOSTNAME variable could be used elsewhere, so I would really change my /etc/hostname with the FQDN, like I have in my Fedora and CentOS boxes. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1769485 Title: freeipa install server fails - cannot start apache server with SSL To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeipa/+bug/1769485/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
