Apache is not starting once FIPS mode was turned on (using mod_nss)

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Issue

  • After following the KBase article to enable FIPS mode (https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/solutions/22110), Apache will not start because of segmentation faults.
  • You see the following errors in your log:

    ....
    [Sun May 13 22:45:55 2012] [error] NSS_Initialize failed. Certificate database: /etc/httpd/alias.
    [Sun May 13 22:45:55 2012] [error] SSL Library Error: -8038 SEC_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED
    [Sun May 13 22:45:55 2012] [notice] child pid 15520 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)
    ....
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • 5.3

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