Certutil won't run in startup task

Question

I have a startup task in a .cmd file that looks like this:

certutil.exe -addstore -f "TRUSTEDPEOPLE" "mysslcert.cer"
My .csdef file looks like this:
    <Startup>      <Task commandLine="Startup\InstallVcRedist.cmd" executionContext="elevated" taskType="simple" />
      <Task commandLine="Startup\AddUrlAcl.cmd" executionContext="elevated" taskType="simple" />      
<Task commandLine="Startup\InstallCert.cmd" executionContext="elevated" taskType="simple" />    
</Startup>

I am installing VC++, setting up a URLAcl and then trying to install this cert in a store.
What happens is that the role just sits there spinning in the Azure portal. I can remote into the instance and actually run this cmd file with no errors and it works.
I'm not sure why certutil can't run without me remoting into the machine. Any ideas?

Thanks!

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STom

Answer 1

I figured it out.  I had to change the command to:

certutil.exe -addstore -f "TRUSTEDPEOPLE" "Startup\mysslcert.cer"

The problem was that although the .cmd file was running from the Startup folder, certutil was looking in it's directory for the certificate.

Thanks!

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STom

Answer 2

Hi, I'm glad to hear that you resolve this issue. Thank you for sharing your solutions and experience here.

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