Let's Encrypt says cert is good, Windows is saying it's expired

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My domain is: tampahybrids.online

I ran this command: Using WinAcme, I just forced a renewal (regular renewal process was not working, but force did).

It produced this output:

My web server is (include version): IIS v10

The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): Windows Server 2019 Standard

My hosting provider, if applicable, is: nfoservers.com

I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know): Yes

I'm using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): No

The version of my client is (e.g. output of certbot --version or certbot-auto --version if you're using Certbot): No, using WinAcme.

If I go into MMC and look at personal certificates, I see two for tampahybrids.online, but the most recent one expired 12-Sept-2024. But using WinAcme and showing the certificate detail, I see that the renewal is not due until 13-Nov-2024. It shows green in the output, signaling it's ok (I do have one that's red, but not this one).

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What does Windows say exactly? Please mention or show as much info as possible.

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Here are the only two certs recorded for that FQDN:
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Based on that, it seems the first cert wasn't yet due to be renewed.
Which would explain why it wasn't renewed and why a forced renewal did obtain a new cert.

FYI: LE certs are valid for 90 days and most ACME clients auto renew after 60 days of use.

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WinAcme showed the renewal as having failed. Before I did anything. I have the auto-renewal task set up. I thought I had email notification set up, but don't, so I will have to do that. Anyway, I was able to find the certificates and import the one in question and also add it to some other software I'm using and now - glory be! :slight_smile: - my problems are solved. That one, at least. Thank you for your reply.

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Osiris - Not sure of the details with this forum software. Just wanted to make sure you saw the previous reply to rg305. Got things worked out. Thank you for your help.

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