Error handling and troubleshooting for certificate renewal

Last Updated : Apr 27, 2022 |

If the certificate renewal or enrollment fails, the phone screen displays one of the following messages:

  • SCEP certificate installation failed

  • REST certificate renewal failed

You can obtain error details in the corresponding debug logs of the phone with the CERTMGMT category. The following are the examples of common errors and solutions to fix:

Error

Possible cause and solution

Incorrect password

Ensure the passwords in the 46xxsettings.txt file and SMGR are the same.

401 unauthorized response received

The Common Name (CN) or Distinguished Name (DN) of the current renewal request does not match the existing certificate. Refer to section Managing certificate CN and DN for renewal.

403 response received during initial SCEP or certificate re-issuance

Entity Class in SMGR has expired. Extend the validity of entity class in SMGR.

404 response received during certificate re-issuance

SMGR is not upgraded to 8.1.3 successfully.

TLS handshake error

The phone trust CA list does not contain the SMGR root cert.

For further troubleshooting, you can refer to Avaya Aura® System Manager logs through CLI access and view the following files:

  • /var/log/Avaya/jboss/log/ejbca.log

  • /var/log/Avaya/jboss/log/server.log

  • /var/log/Avaya/mgmt/tm/tmAuditLog.log

  • /var/log/Avaya/mgmt/tm/tmTraceLog.log