#!/usr/bin/env bash # # JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script # # Fault : "x509: certificate has expired or is not yet valid" / SSL certificate problem # Fix : Fix the clock first # Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-cert-expired # # Run as : Shell as root # Expect : 15 minutes # Risk : low # Reversible : yes # # WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX # The clock is wrong. Everything else is a waste of time until it is # not. # # HOW TO UNDO IT # sudo timedatectl set-ntp false if the machine must keep its own time # for some reason. # # Walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each. Steps with no # command are yours to do -- it prints those and waits. DRYRUN=1 prints # without executing; UNATTENDED=1 does not ask. # # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK # # This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any # kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. # # JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its # use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration # changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. # # You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for # satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for # having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- set -uo pipefail DRYRUN="${DRYRUN:-0}" UNATTENDED="${UNATTENDED:-0}" failed=0 # - THIS SCRIPT WILL NOT RUN UNTIL YOU EDIT IT - cat >&2 <<'EOF' This script needs editing before it can run. Replace each of these with a real value: example.com (a placeholder domain) Then delete this block near the top of the script. EOF exit 2 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then echo " This fix is documented as needing root. Re-run with sudo." >&2 exit 3 fi rule() { printf "\n%s\n" "$(printf '-%.0s' $(seq 1 70))"; if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then echo "$1"; fi; } prose() { echo "$1" | fold -s -w 74 | sed "s/^/ /"; } # Returns 0 when the caller should run the command, 1 when it should not. # A manual step always returns 1 -- there is nothing for the caller to run. step() { # step [command lines...] local n="$1" dotext="$2" why="$3" mode="$4"; shift 4 rule " Step $n of 5" prose "$dotext" if [ -n "$why" ]; then echo; prose "$why"; fi if [ "$mode" = "manual" ]; then echo; echo " -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on." if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r _; fi return 1 fi echo; printf " %s\n" "$@"; echo if [ "$DRYRUN" = "1" ]; then echo " (dry run -- not executed)"; return 1; fi if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit " a case "$a" in [Qq]*) echo " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 ;; [Ss]*) echo " Skipped."; return 1 ;; esac fi return 0 } rule echo " "x509: certificate has expired or is not yet valid" / SSL certificate problem" echo " Fix the clock first" echo echo " Risk: low Reversible 15 minutes" echo prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' rule echo if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Ready? [y/N] " go case "$go" in [Yy]*) ;; *) echo " Nothing was changed."; exit 0;; esac fi if step 1 'Check the time and sync state.' '' cmd 'timedatectl status'; then timedatectl status if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 1 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 2 'Enable network time.' '' cmd 'sudo timedatectl set-ntp true' 'sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-timesyncd 2>/dev/null || sudo systemctl enable --now chronyd'; then sudo timedatectl set-ntp true sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-timesyncd 2>/dev/null || sudo systemctl enable --now chronyd if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 2 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 3 'Force a sync and confirm.' '' cmd 'sudo chronyc makestep 2>/dev/null || sudo systemctl restart systemd-timesyncd' 'timedatectl status'; then sudo chronyc makestep 2>/dev/null || sudo systemctl restart systemd-timesyncd timedatectl status if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 3 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi step 4 'If the clock resets every boot, the CMOS battery is dead -- a VM with no NTP does the same.' '' manual || true if step 5 'Retry the connection.' '' cmd 'curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '\''%{http_code}\n'\'' https://example.com'; then curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' https://example.com if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 5 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi rule " Confirm it worked" prose 'timedatectl reports synchronised and HTTPS works.' if [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then timedatectl show -p NTPSynchronized --value fi rule if [ "$failed" -gt 0 ]; then echo " Finished with $failed failed step(s)." echo " Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-cert-expired" else echo " Finished." fi echo prose 'To undo: sudo timedatectl set-ntp false if the machine must keep its own time for some reason.' rule