Environment
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
Novell eDirectory 8.7.3.x
iManager 2.6
Certificate Authority (CA)
Situation
Resolution
This process assumes that the CA is healthy and you have
admin level rights.
1. In iManager 2.6 | Directory Administration | Modify Object |
select your CA object under the Security container
2. Under the Certificates tab | Public Key Certificate |
Export
3. Yes, you want the private key! | Next
4. Enter a password greater than 6 characters (this password
will only be used to encrypt the CA export) | Next
5. Save the exported certificate to a file | select a
location on your local machine | Close
6. Under the Directory Administration roll | Delete Object |
select your CA object under the Security container and delete
it.
8. In iManager | Directory Administration | Modify Object |
select your CA object under the Security container | under the
Certificate tab | Public Key Certificate | Replace | You will be
prompted for the location of the file exported in step 5. | enter
the password you entered in step 4.
9. Click Validate to verify the process was successful.