MakeCert fails

Folks,

Based on Lee Holmes' book "PowerShell Cookbook", I'm trying to create
a new self-signed certificate for my testing.

I use Lee's script "New-SelfSignedCertificate.ps1", but it keeps
failing on me:
Error: Can't access the key of the subject ('C:\temp\root.pvk')
Failed

What's wrong?? I have a "c:\temp" directory, and I have write access
to it - running on Win XP SP2 (standalone PC, not member in a domain
or network).

I can't seem to find anything as to why this is failing - seems
everybody else has no trouble with it :-(

Any hints??

Thanks!
Marc

Marc Scheuner wrote: Seems strange on first glance...

I'd try dropping these lines for fun and see what happens then:
#$keyPath = Join-Path ([IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) "root.pvk"

Also change:
-eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3 -r -sv $keyPath root.cer `

To:
-eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.3 -r -sv root.pvk root.cer `

If that works, search your system for root.pvk so you can delete it:
get-childitem c:\ -recurse root.pvk

Marco


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