SOLVED WebGUI failed after stuck in Create CSR

[Janus Ng]

Hi All,

After several attempts to import a valid server certificate for the WebGUI of FreeNAS, I clicked "Create Certificate Signing Request" button on the System/Certificate tab. WebGUI stuck for more than 5 minutes after I filled the fields and hit "Create" button.

I tried to load the WebGUI on another Chrome tab. That page stuck as well and kept loading with a blank page.

I rebooted the machine through ssh. All the plugins returned after reboot but the WebGUI did not.

nginx and django did show up in ps. No error was reported in /var/log/nginx-error.log.

I still cannot access the WebGUI.

My Config:

Version: FreeNAS 9.10.1 running from USB thumb
Hardware: HP MicroServer gen8 with 8GB ram and a pair of Toshiba 5TB HDD.
Browser: Google Chrome 52.0.2743.116 (64-bit) running on Mac OS 10.11.6.


How can I recover the WebGUI?
Thank you very much!

 

[Janus Ng]

I have found that the WebGUI is accessible if I connect through HTTP instead.

Despite System/Generate shows HTTPS as protocol.

It works after I have updated the server certificate.

Thanks for your forums!
I wish this post helps others encountering similar problems.