When ‘requireClientCert = true’ , is set in server.conf, unable to run "splunk reload deploy-server" or "splunk reload auth"

[jbarlow_splunk]

on splunk server have following set up

server.conf

[sslConfig]
requireClientCert = true

Unable to run: splunk reload deploy-server or splunk reload auth
other CLI commands work okay

Error encountered:

Couldn't request server info: Couldn't complete HTTP request: error:14094410:SSL routines:ssl3_read_bytes:sslv3 alert

[jbarlow_splunk · Accepted solution]

SSL issue specifically occurs when Splunk CLI needs to login, so can get round it by running another CLI command and logging in, then running splunk reload deploy-server

e.g something like :

$splunk list licenses
Your session is invalid.  Please login.
Splunk username: admin
Password:

Then run:

$splunk reload deploy-server
Reloading serverclass(es).

A more permanent way round this is available in 6.4.4 and due in 6.5.1

Requires additional settings in server.conf, to open an additional non-SSL HTTP REST port, bound to the localhost, and therefore not accessible from outside the machine. Port needs to be a higher number than management port. CLI will then use this local port for communication (non-ssl, but local only) and error no longer occurs

For example:

server.conf

[httpServerListener:127.0.0.1:8090] 
ssl=false