When I run:
openssl genrsa -out mykey.key 2048
I get the following error:
unable to write 'random state'
e is 65537 (0x10001)
My googling suggests this is some kind of Vista permissions issue. How can I allow Vista to write this file or how can I configure openssl to get round it?
I found this that might help: Using OpenSSL what does "unable to write 'random state'" mean?
also, here: http://adamyoung.net/OpenSSL-unable-to-write-random-state
there is a suggestion here http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-users@openssl.org/msg51344.html on how to get it working in vista.
find the location of cmd.exe, right click and run as administrator