semi-problem starting sendmail

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:42:27 -0500, Robert Huff <roberthuff at rcn.com> wrote:
> When I start sendmail, this:
>
> STARTTLS=server, error: SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file(/etc/mail/CA/private/cakey.pem) failed
>
> appears in the log.  The file exists and has permissions 0600.  What
> am I probably looking at, and how do I find more specific information
> on the cause?

Hi Robert,

This article from Linux Journal may help a bit:

  http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4823

It mentions generating the certificate with the -nodes option to avoid
an error exactly like the one you are quoting.