[GRLUG] Needed CentOS Apache Webserver Tech

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 11:56 -0500, Rick Vargo wrote:
> On Jan 23, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 11:27 -0500, John-Thomas Richards wrote:
> >> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:30:49AM -0500, Professor Inuyasha wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:23 PM, <sorenson at i-communication.com>  
> >>> wrote:
> >>>> Greetings,
> >>>> I am searching for local tech support for an in-house Apache  
> >>>> webserver
> >>>> running on CentOS.  Anyone who would be interested in providing  
> >>>> ongoing tech
> >>>> support for this server please contact me.
> >>> I know how do apache webserver on linux/windows and I can provide  
> >>> tech
> >>> support
> >> Do you know how to update a Thawte SSL certificate?
> > What's the issue?  Basically to "update" an existing certificate you
> > just replace the old one (cert & key pair) with the new ones, verify  
> > the
> > permissions are the same, and bounce apache.  Or do you need help
> > renewing the cert in the first place?
> My guess is that he not a Linux/UNIX person. It is quite a learning  
> curve is you don't know Linux or Apache (remember your first time?).  

Sure, but I came from CP/M & assembly!  UNIX was like coming into the
promised land and being waited on by angels.  It had man pages!  The
other alternative was Windows for Workgroups.....  what more needs to be
said.

> How comfortable would you feel updating/upgrading say an AS400  
> production system if you had no experience with it. While it would be  
> fun to learn, you would have to be very careful about damaging a  
> production system.

True.

Just pointing out that the task *is* very straight forward and with a
little direction really within a layman's reach (not meant to imply the
original poster is a lyman).