# Restart\_apache asking for ssl password

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restart-apache-asking-for-ssl-password/132205>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 17, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restart-apache-asking-for-ssl-password/132205 "2008-03-17T21:55:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/keaja)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restart-apache-asking-for-ssl-password/132205/1 "2008-03-17T21:55:29Z")

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I am trying to run cap\_restart apache and it’s asking for the pass  
phrase of my ssl certificate. The problem is it leaves me no way to  
enter the pass phrase. Anyone else experience this or know any work  
arounds?

```
[mysite.com] executing command

```

\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] httpd: Could not reliably determine the  
server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.0.1 for ServerName  
\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] [Mon Mar 17 20:49:39 2008] [warn]  
NameVirtualHost \*:80 has no VirtualHosts  
\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] httpd not running, trying to start  
\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] Apache/2.2.6 mod\_ssl/2.2.6 (Pass Phrase  
Dialog)  
\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] Some of your private key files are encrypted  
for security reasons.  
\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] In order to read them you have to provide the  
pass phrases.  
\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] Server [mysite.com:443](http://mysite.com:443) (RSA)  
\*\* [out :: [mysite.com](http://mysite.com)] Enter pass phrase:

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**Author:** ![keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@keaja](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/keaja)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restart-apache-asking-for-ssl-password/132205/2 "2008-03-18T05:08:47Z")

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is this a certificate file which you created yourself? If so, just  
create  
another one without a password.  
You may also be able to just remove the password from the ssl  
certificate.  
Check out the man pages for openssl or use google for more info.

Adam