> http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/config.html
Okay, thanks, I had seen that. I thought there must be more. > Did you run openssl.exe from the same command prompt where you > typed the SET commands? Absolutely. It is in fact a .BAT file. The following is an exact cut-and-paste from the file, with only the one node name slightly censored: set VAR_DNS_1 = MYNOTEBOOK set VAR_DNS_2 = localhost C:\OpenSSL-Win32\bin\openssl.exe req -newkey rsa:2048 -sha1 -keyout %1_server.key.pem -out %1_server.req.pem Do I also need an [ ENV ] section? Charles -----Original Message----- From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of jb-open...@wisemo.com Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 11:17 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Re: How tell OpenSSL to prompt? On 19-08-2012 15:05, CharlesTSR wrote: >> On Sat, Aug 18, 2012, Charles Mills wrote: >>> <snip> >> There is no prompt option but you can use the $ENV syntax to expand an >> environment variable and use that on the command line. > Thanks. > I apologize -- I freely admit I have not RTFM. Where IS the top level > documentation for the configuration file? Where is the starting point? http://www.openssl.org/docs/apps/config.html > I am missing some step here. I am running on Windows 7. I say > set VAR_DNS_1 = foo.com > set VAR_DNS_2 = bar.com > Then in the configuration file I say > [ alt_names ] > DNS.1 = $ENV::VAR_DNS_1 # line 224 of the configuration file > DNS.2 = $ENV::VAR_DNS_2 > OpenSSL gives me the error > 5288:error:0E065068:configuration file routines:STR_COPY:variable has no > value:.\crypto\conf\conf_def.c:618:line 224 > What else do I need to do? Thanks much, and apologies for the dumb > questions. Did you run openssl.exe from the same command prompt where you typed the SET commands? ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
