On Windows Server 2019, my Apache 2.4 service fails to start.
The application logs tells me:
The Apache service named reported the following error:
SSLCertificateFile: Invalid file path C:Certbotlivewww.mydomain.comcert.pem .
If I try to start Apache from CMD, it works:
C:Apache24binhttpd.exe -t
Syntax OK
C:Apache24binhttpd.exe
runs fine and web site is accessible…
In my virtual host definition, I have a line saying:
SSLCertificateFile "C:Certbotlivewww.mydomain.comcert.pem"
This file is a symlink to C:Certbotarchivewww.mydomain.comcert2.pem
I think I have a permission problem, as running manualy from CMD as Adminstrator works, but the Apache service runs as LocalSystem which is supposed to have full access, so… I’m lost.
Disclaimer: I’m a Linux guy, Windows is quite hostile to me 🙂
Any idea how to troubleshoot and fix this ?
