I received a new cert chain from godaddy. However, I am having an issue trying to convert the pem file to key file.

rhel 7.9 using apache

It's possible I am not using the right command:

openssl rsa -in file.pem - out file.key

I've checked the encoding, it is utf8. I've attempted to convert it to ascii, just to see what would happen.

The error when I try to convert is:

unable to load Private Key
140239624992656:error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start lineem_lib.c:707:Expecting: ANY PRIVATE KEY
(stdin)= d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

Not sure what the problem is. I've converted before. Perhaps the pem file has errors in it?

The command line, as posted, is clearly faulty.
#1 I suggest examining it carefully and consulting the man pages and/or instructions. In particular the site provided instructions. Carefully.
#2 Use the CODE tag when presenting code or command lines here.


The command in question was which appears to have a space between "-" and "out".

I was using the command right, I just typed it here, incorrectly.
In the end, I just made a new key and csr, which I then sent the csr to GD for new crts.

This is a good site for showing how to examine & manipulate certs etc https://www.madboa.com/geek/openssl/

I'll have to look at that. Never anything wrong with having more info.