[openssl-users] 1st time through, only -- "Can't open root/database.attr for reading, No such file or directory" ?

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 7:56 PM, PGNet Dev <pgnet.dev at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/4/17 4:51 PM, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>>>
>>> but the process STARTS with an apparently non-fatal error ...
>>>
>>>          Using configuration from /home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf
>>>          Can't open root/database.attr for reading, No such file or
>>> directory
>>>          140013244086016:error:02001002:system
>>> library:fopen::crypto/bio/bss_file.c:74:fopen('root/database.attr','r')
>>>          140013244086016:error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such
>>> file:crypto/bio/bss_file.c:81:
>>
>>
>> This usually indicates the OpenSSL conf file cannot be found. Its odd
>> that "Using configuration from /home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf" is
>> reported.
>>
>> Maybe you can try `OPENSSL_CONF=/home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf <command>`
>> to isolate the issue (or maybe rule out its not a conf file problem).
>
>
> The message above doesn't indicate that openssl.cnf can't be found.  In fact
> it explcitly states that it IS found and IS using it
>
>>>          Using configuration from /home/sec/newCA/openssl.cnf
>
> It's the same openssl.cnf used in all the PRIOR steps, with not problem
> whatsoever.
>
> Rather it's
>
>>>          Can't open root/database.attr for reading, No such file or
>>> directory
>
> that's not found.
>
> I've found that if I simply
>
>         touch root/database.attr
>         touch intermediate/database.attr
>
> as already's been done with
>
>         touch root/database
>         touch intermediate/database

Oh, I was not aware you were skipping steps. I guess that explains the
unusual results.

Jeff