Red Hat 8: Is 'mod_ssl' missing in official repositories?

Yann

6/14/24, 8:00 AM

I currently configure a Webserver with SSL certificate on a Red Hat 8 machine. I could not run properly apachectl configtest returning Invalid command 'SSLCertificateFile', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

I found that the module mod_ssl is missing since I simply tried yum install mod_ssl which match no repository in Red Hat 8. Then I searched on https://pkgs.org/search/?q=mod_ssl where I could get the package. I thought certwatch-mod_ssl-1.2-1.el8.x86_64.rpm would do the job but it also requires the mod_ssl returning nothing provides mod_ssl needed by certwatch-mod_ssl-1.2-1.el8.x86_64

The option I have left is to install third party repositories for the SSL module from Raven Modular x86_64. I cannot imagine Red Hat 8 is not providing any own SSL module for the Apache server. This feels not correct to rely on third-party for such basic and crucial task.

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HBruijn

6/14/24, 8:26 AM

For RHEL 8 mod_ssl is indeed (still) the name of the rpm package providing TLS/ SSL support and that should be available when your RedHat subscription is enabled and/or you have registered with your own satellite server. Check and confirm that you’re not using a restricted internal content view and/or are subscribed to the right channels

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U880D

6/14/24, 8:24 AM

I found that the module mod_ssl is missing ... I simply tried yum install mod_ssl which match no repository in Red Hat 8.

I am not able to reproduce your observation. In an almost out-of-box installation

cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.8 (Ootpa)

the command yum provides mod_ssl just reports

mod_ssl-1:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+18758+b3a9c8da.6.x86_64 : SSL/TLS module for the Apache HTTP Server
Repo        : rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms
Matched from:
Provide    : mod_ssl = 1:2.4.37-56.module+el8.8.0+18758+b3a9c8da.6

The package seems to be available from within rhel-8-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms. This indicates an issue somewhere else in your setup and configuration, specifically your subscription.

How to proceed further?

Check your Red Hat Subscription. In example

~$ sudo subscription-manager status
+-------------------------------------------+
   System Status Details
+-------------------------------------------+
Overall Status: Current

System Purpose Status: Not Specified

~$ sudo subscription-manager list
+-------------------------------------------+
    Installed Product Status
+-------------------------------------------+
Product Name:   Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Product ID:     479
Version:        8.8
Arch:           x86_64
Status:         Subscribed
Status Details:
Starts:         01/01/2021
Ends:           01/01/2024

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Yann

6/14/24, 8:38 AM

I have 8.7 but this shouldn't be the reason. Provide command return error `No match found`. I have to double check my repositories

Romeo Ninov

6/14/24, 10:39 AM

@Yann, check if your machine is registered in RHN.

Yann

6/19/24, 6:59 PM

machine was not registered

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