Cups hangs on upgrade to https [SOLVED]

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Hey
I have edited my  cupsd.conf to allow remote configuration of my Cups server and can access the web interface through port 631.  My problem is when I click on the admin tab and then try to "upgrade" to https the page just hangs.  I also have the problem that when I try to restart the cups daemon it successfully kills it but then cannot start back up.  /var/log/cups/error_log shows the following.
I [05/Oct/2009:16:39:09 -0500] Generating SSL server key...
So I'm assuming that the ssl key could not be generated.  I've seen similar problems in other posts that are due to /etc/cups/ssl/server.crt being a broken link but I don't have the file at all.  If anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks
here is my cupsd.conf
# "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $"
# Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
# scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this
# file.
# Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
# troubleshooting...
LogLevel info
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup sys root
# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
port 631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic
# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
Order allow,deny
Allow all
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
Encryption Required
Order allow,deny
Allow all
</Location>
# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
Allow all
</Location>
# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator...
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate...
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
# End of "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $".
Last edited by caldwellbailey (2009-10-07 18:03:33)

Answer 1

I had this same problem. I know it can take a *long* time to general the SSL cert. For example:
I [21/Jan/2008:17:08:38 +0100] Generating SSL server key...
I [21/Jan/2008:17:32:21 +0100] Created SSL server key file
"/etc/cups/ssl/server                                                         
                   .key"...
I [21/Jan/2008:17:32:21 +0100] Generating self-signed SSL certificate...
I [21/Jan/2008:17:32:21 +0100] Created SSL server certificate file
"/etc/cups/ss                                                                 
           l/server.crt"...
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