Re: opensll req -new: unkown option -new!?

Eric Wood schrieb:
> My cert expired so I'm trying to renew. Because the Organizational
> Unit field is now required, I'm trying to recreate a new CSR from
> my existing key:
>
> # openssl req -new -key www.xyz.com.key -out www.xyz.com.csr
> unknown option -new ........ etc.
>
> I'm running FC6 with latest openssl-0.9.8b-15.fc6. I'm totally
> perplexed as to why -new is an unknown option. Any ideas?


Hi Eric,

perhaps the "-" has not the required ascii code. Did you copy that
command from a website? Some fellows use long minus signs for better
readability, so give it another try by typing the command line by hand.

Greetings from Germany,
Eckard
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