# \[Solved\] Error reading ca cert file **URL:** \ **Category:** Installing and Using OpenWrt\ **Created:** [July 30, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847 "2018-07-30T20:51:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/balanga/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/balanga)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/1 "2018-07-30T20:51:58Z")
How do I get ssl certificates? ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/jeff/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@jeff](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/2 "2018-07-30T20:58:00Z")
OpenWRT packages can be searched from [https://openwrt.org/packages/table/start](https://openwrt.org/packages/table/start) revealing [https://openwrt.org/packages/pkgdata/ca-certificates](https://openwrt.org/packages/pkgdata/ca-certificates) You may need to symlink you CA directory and/or bundle if the consumer is expecting them to be in a different place than typically installed. ---
**Author:** ![balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/balanga/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/balanga)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/3 "2018-08-01T09:55:14Z")
Thanks for the reply, but I don't undertstand what you mean. I have installed ca-certicates. What do I need to do next? ---
**Author:** ![mbo2o](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/mbo2o/32/5465_2.png) [@mbo2o](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/mbo2o)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/4 "2018-08-01T10:28:07Z")
> [@jeff](#): > > You may need to symlink > **[SymLink - HowTo: Create a Symbolic Link - Linux - ShellHacks](https://www.shellhacks.com/symlink-create-symbolic-link-linux/)** > > SymLink files and folders. How to create a symbolic link, also known as a soft link, from the Linux command line using 'ln' commad. ---
**Author:** ![balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/balanga/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/balanga)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/5 "2018-08-01T10:51:37Z")
Thanks for the clarification, but I don't know what to link to where? I have this error:- ``` fatal: unable to access 'https://git.openwrt.org/feed/packages.git/': Error reading ca cert file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt - mbedTLS: (-0x3E00) PK - Read/write of file failed ``` Which file is it trying to read? ---
**Author:** ![mbo2o](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/mbo2o/32/5465_2.png) [@mbo2o](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/mbo2o)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/6 "2018-08-01T11:10:25Z")
> [@balanga](#): > > /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt This is the file it can't read > [@balanga](#): > > fatal: unable to access '[https://git.openwrt.org/feed/packages.git/](https://git.openwrt.org/feed/packages.git/)': but your problem is the line: You haven't explained how you got this error, what hardware , what command, what are you trying to do. You are very vague In any case if you cut and paste the errors into google search you will get many hits ---
**Author:** ![balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/letter_avatar/balanga/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@balanga](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/balanga)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/7 "2018-08-01T11:40:33Z")
Thanks for the pointer. It seems I needed to install ca-bundle. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.openwrt.org/uploads/default/original/3X/7/4/740520c71f00039bbf001045c682f0ecb25e905a.png) [@system](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/solved-error-reading-ca-cert-file/17847/8 "2018-08-08T11:40:36Z")
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