configuring https for SLES 10

[uji_amira]

I am configuring https for my apps. I managed to install/configure/restart apache. When it comes to configure https, I could not restart my apache2 service.
I have already created my private key and certificates and have put it in /etc/apache2/ssl.crt/ and /etc/apache2/ssl.key/
But when I try to enable the mod_ssl by running yast2 and then navigating to Network Services, then HTTP Server, then server modules. I then clicked on toggle status for ssl to make sure it was enabled. Click finish it then gave error - cannot adjust apache2 service.

I try to restart the apache2 service but I got this instead -

Suse:/etc/apache2 # service apache2 restart
Syntax OK
Starting httpd2 (prefork) (9Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:443
(9Address already in use: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:443
no listening sockets available, shutting down
Unable to open logs
startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/sbin/httpd2-prefork: 1

I looked into the error log file for apache in var/log//apache2/error_log, below is the error message

[Tue Jan 09 12:11:02 2007] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
[Tue Jan 09 12:31:37 2007] [warn] Init: Session Cache is not configured [hint: SSLSessionCache]
[Tue Jan 09 12:31:37 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.0 (Linux/SUSE) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Tue Jan 09 12:33:50 2007] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down

pls advice...

[carandles@aol.com]

Sounds like you added port 443 as a listening port in the http server setup. Remove it - it doesn't need to be there.

If you havent already done it do the following:-

copy /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/vhost-ssl.template to /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/vhost-ssl.conf

Edit these lines in vhost-ssl.conf:-

# General setup for the virtual host

ServerName <Server Name>:443 <<< unrem and modify server name
ServerAdmin carandles@aol.com <<< unrem and modify email address

# Server Certificate Chain:

SSLCertificateChainFile /etc/apache2/ssl.crt/ca.crt <<<< unrem and modify cert name

# Certificate Authority (CA):

SSLCACertificatePath /etc/apache2/ssl.crt <<<< unrem and modify cert name

Depending on your needs you may need to make further changes.

restart apache

Chris.