service httpd start fails after adding new ssl certificates to /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Followed directions in the Deployment Guide to create a new self-signed certificate with genkey and add the cert & key file paths to /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf, but after doing this httpd fails to start.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • httpd

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