Error: Installing Client Outside of Local Network (Unable to install CA certificate)

[fud18]

I forgot to mention that even though this is behind my router I have allow my server to be publicly accessible by opening ports. I am able to get to my fog server from anywhere using its web address (fogserver.xxx.homelinux.net).

[Tom Elliott]

@fud18 Then why not use “fogserver.xxx.homelinux.net” as the communicator for the Client?

[fud18]

@Tom-Elliott If you are talking about when I run the client installer and it already has fogserver in the field I am.

[Tom Elliott]

@fud18 Yes, update fogserver to the fqdn that is DNS resolvable.

[fud18]

Am I doing this in the Fog server installer or in the fog config?

[Tom Elliott]

@fud18 You’re doing this in the FOG Client Installer, where it says “fogserver”

[fud18]

That’s where I am putting fogserver.xxx.homelinux.net. Then it gets to the part about the CA certificate and fails.

[Tom Elliott]

@fud18 then you will probably need to update your information.

edit the fog server’s /opt/fog/.fogsettings file and change the ip= to be:

fogserver.xxx.homelinux.net

Rerun the fog installer with:
./installfog.sh -y --recreate-keys --recreate-ca

This should regenerate the certificates and use the fqdn for the common name of your CA.

[fud18]

Do I need to restart the server or anything once that is done to complete? Do I need to give it time or that should be it?

1. I have changed the settings in .fogsettings to be the FQDN
2. I have ran the command as you posted ./installfog.sh -y --recreate-keys --recreate-ca

[Tom Elliott]

There shouldn’t be anything special once that is done. The server should be setup and operational using the FQDN even from a browser so long as the port forwarding is setup properly and the DNS is set to look at your public IP Address.

[fud18]

Is there maybe a port number I am missing that I need to let through? Just trying to check all options.

[Tom Elliott]

What port or ports did you initially allow?

[fud18]

Looks like 80 & 443

[Tom Elliott]

And the port forward is a “src” of Any or 0.0.0.0 and Destination is your “local network’s” fog server IP address?

[fud18]

[fud18]

RESOLVED: I was forcing https on the forward and as soon as I removed that it started working and I have already had 3 machines check in and they were the ones I just installed the client on remotely.