SOLVED DCV error AutoSSL

[jimlongo]

Receiving the following error when Auto SSL is run on this subdomain.

WARN Local HTTP DCV error (whmcs.example.cloud): The system queried for a temporary file at “http://whmcs.example.cloud/.well-known/pki-validation/C80C71C7CE884124B1D7CF3C58CABCA4.txt”, but the web server responded with the following error: 404 (Not Found). A DNS (Domain Name System) or web server misconfiguration may exist.

I have read through the common errors, etc.,

Thing is I can reach the address properly. For instance if I put a test.txt file in this location it can be reached at http://whmcs.example.cloud/.well-known/pki-validation/test.txt so it doesn't seem to be a DNS problem. Rather the file is not being created.

 

[jimlongo]

Should I open a ticket?

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello @jimlongo,

Can you verify which cPanel & WHM version is installed on this system? Version 78.0.20 includes a couple of cases designed to address DNS resolution issues:

• Fixed case CPANEL-26228: Reuse DNS query ID for parallel queries in DNS resolver.
• Fixed case CPANEL-26238: Disable persistent UDP in DnsRoots::Resolver.

Thank you.

 

[jimlongo]

Thanks,

It is 78.0.20, and I just ran it again with the same error.

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hi @jimlongo,

Can you open a support ticket so we can take a closer look to see why AutoSSL validation is failing for this domain? You can post the ticket number here and I'll link this thread to it.

Thank you.

 

[jimlongo]

ticket #11915331

Thank you.

 

[jimlongo]

from support (note I'm still waiting for DNS to propagate . . . )

This is occurring due to the domain resolving to an IPv6.

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└─# dig AAAA whmcs.mydomain.cloud +short
2600:3c03::xxxxxx
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However, Apache does not have an IPv6 VirtualHost present which is why the 404 error is occurring. 

You'll need to add the IPv6 to the cPanel / WHM configuration following the documentation below:

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https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/80Docs/IPv6+Ranges
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/80Docs/Assign+IPv6+Address
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Alternately, removing the AAAA records where the remote DNS is hosted will also resolve the issue.

I'm trying to remove the AAAA records from the DNS management for this domain, mostly because the documentation noted in this response is very difficult to follow.

 

[jimlongo]

Unfortunately that fixed the DNS, but was followed by a permissions problem.
At any rate it is fixed, all is well.
Thanks for your help.