From 7fe64c3b9bdc01bafcbeeea874a29c23c3cf4064 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ye Wang Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 12:37:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add clarification of what means in the case of creating a SAN cert. --- docs/using.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/using.rst b/docs/using.rst index 1fa13e022..8adf00d4d 100644 --- a/docs/using.rst +++ b/docs/using.rst @@ -696,7 +696,9 @@ Where are my certificates? ========================== All generated keys and issued certificates can be found in -``/etc/letsencrypt/live/$domain``. Rather than copying, please point +``/etc/letsencrypt/live/$domain`` In the case of creating a SAN certificate +with multiple alternative names, ``$domain`` is the first domain passed in +via -d parameter. Rather than copying, please point your (web) server configuration directly to those files (or create symlinks). During the renewal_, ``/etc/letsencrypt/live`` is updated with the latest necessary files.