How To Install certwatch-mod_ssl on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install certwatch-mod_ssl in Fedora 36. certwatch-mod_ssl is SSL/TLS certificate expiry warnings for mod_ssl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install certwatch-mod_ssl on Fedora 36.

What is `certwatch-mod_ssl`

The certwatch-mod_ssl package contains a cron script which runs a daily check for any expired or soon-to-expire certificates listed in the mod_ssl configuration.

We can use yum or dnf to install certwatch-mod_ssl on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install certwatch-mod_ssl.

Install certwatch-mod_ssl on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install certwatch-mod_ssl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install certwatch-mod_ssl

Install certwatch-mod_ssl on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install certwatch-mod_ssl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install certwatch-mod_ssl

How To Uninstall certwatch-mod_ssl on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the certwatch-mod_ssl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove certwatch-mod_ssl

certwatch-mod_ssl Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/cron.daily/certwatch
/etc/sysconfig/certwatch
/usr/share/man/man5/certwatch.cron.5.gz

References

certwatch-mod_ssl website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install certwatch-mod_ssl on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).