Unable to use SSL for DA login

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Jensemann

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Hi!
To start off: I've already tried the official DA HOWTO, but I still can't get it to work.

I've purchased a GeoTrust Quick SSL Premium cert from Geocert to use for sercure web pages and secure DA login for customers.

I'd like to use the https://secure.metroweb.no:2222 as the login domain for all user accounts.

I've changed the SSL option in the config file. I've copied the cert and key to the folder. But when I restart DA and try to make a secure login, the connection times out. Plain http:// logins does not work anymore.

I have not set a root sertificate file, as when I try to download the root cert from geocerts and install it through DA, it gives me an error message saying it is not a "real" certificate.

Any ideas on how to do this?

Thanks!
 
If the Geotrust cert requires a root cert, then you have to use it, but if you don't you should get a cert error, not a timeout.

It appears that DirectAdmin isn't running; check the directadmin log file for errors.

Jeff
 
Also you can use both http & https

in directadmin.conf you can use these variables:

ssl=0
port=2222 (or any port number you want)
ssl_port=2223 (or any port number you want)
 
I didn't check to see if the GeoTrust Premium Certificates require Chain Certificates or not; even some high-end Verisign Certificates require installation of chain Certificates. Why? Because they're actually more secure. I still believe that the poster's directadmin daemon wasn't running.

Jeff
 
It could be something as simple as a misspelling in the stuff you typed in to create the path for the Certificate.

Jeff
 
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