RHDS - Getting the error message "extractKeysAndSubject - Improperly formatted name" at server startup.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

The following error is logged in the RHDS errors log when the server is trying to retrieve data from the Server Certificate at startup:

[08/Feb/2024:14:18:25.466585149 +0100] - INFO - slapd_extract_cert - SERVER CERT NAME: Server-Cert
[08/Feb/2024:14:18:25.470479023 +0100] - ERR - extractKeysAndSubject - Improperly formatted name: "CN=<SERVER_NAME>,OU=<ORGANIZATIONAL_UNIT>,O=<ORGANIZATIONAL>,postalCode=<POSTAL_CODE>,STREET=<STREET>,L=<LOCALITY>,ST=<STATE>,C=FR..."
[08/Feb/2024:14:18:25.473877256 +0100] - ERR - slapd_extract_key - Failed to extract keys for Server-Cert.

Environment

Red Hat Directory Server 12
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Directory Server 11
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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