Unable to generate certificates using certbot
I'm following the example shown in https://certbot-dns-linode.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
certbot certonly \
--dns-linode \
--dns-linode-credentials ~/.secrets/certbot/linode.ini \
-d example.com
I get the following error
The requested dns-linode plugin does not appear to be installed
How do I install the dns-linode plugin?
4 Replies
What OS are you running and what version of Certbot? Also how did you install it, from the repositories (OS or Certbot’s?) or certbot-auto?
I tried about a year ago and the Linode plugin wasn’t in the standard repositories yet.
You may also have some success using acme.sh instead.
I'm running Debian 10, I got certbot(0.31.0) using apt install certbot. I fixed my original issue, seems like I had to install it via apt-get install python3-certbot-dns-linode.
I can now successfully generate a certificate for myurl.com, but when I run the command with www.myurl.com it gives this error:
Unexpected error determining zone identifier for www.myurl.com: Linode api error: [{'ERRORMESSAGE': 'Authentication failed', 'ERRORCODE': 4}]
My linode.ini file, I generated tokens via https://cloud.linode.com/profile/tokens
dns_linode_key = 0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
dns_linode_version = 4
Any ideas why it would be failing with www and succeeding without?
Thanks!
rgerke
Linode Staff
To piggyback on what @stevewi asked, you'll want to make sure you have all the correct A records set up. Here's a guide that shows you how they should correctly be configured:
Make sure you have an A record set for www as well.