Q: Corrupt Open Directory after changing certificate
Hi,
My certificate has expired on our Lion Server 10.7.5. After generating a new certificate and applying it, Open Directory no longer starts up. I have had to do a time machine restore just to get OD working again (with the expired certificates).
Please can someone tell me if it is OK to run OD with the expired certificates or will it fail at some point because of it. I have actually tried twice to replace the expired certificate and it has happened both times.
When I am creating a certificate I am doing it through the Server App and applying the new self-signed certificate to the server in settings and also switching it to use the new certificate by going to the Open Directory, LDAP section.
Once the certificate is switched, Open Directory stops (and won't restart) and I lose all my network user accounts.
Many Thanks for any help.
Mac mini, OS X Server, Certificates
Posted on Jan 22, 2015 7:18 AM