Neo4j Version 3.3.0 docker - java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Base directory for SSL policy with name 'default' does not exist

[mcolburn]

Neo4j Version: 3.3 (Community) Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04 API: Docker

Steps to reproduce

1. Assuming that /var/lib/neo4j is the base directory for the conf, certificates, data, logs, etc....
2. In the certificates directory, create a directory named default, and within it, the subdirectories revoked and trusted.
3. Place your certificate file in the default directory and name it public.crt.
4. Place your key file in the default directory and name it private.key.
5. Edit the neo4j.conf file by uncommenting the following line: dbms.ssl.policy.default.base_directory=certificates/default
6. run the following docker command: docker run --publish=7473:7473 --publish=7687:7687 --volume=/var/lib/neo4j/data:/data --volume=/var/lib/neo4j/logs:/logs --volume=/var/lib/neo4j/conf:/conf neo4j:3.3

Expected behavior

Neo4j should successfully start and be available via SSL, protected by the installed certificate.

Actual behavior

Neo4j reports Component 'org.neo4j.server.database.LifecycleManagingDatabase@10e31a9a' was successfully initialized, but failed to start. Please see the attached cause exception "Base directory '/var/lib/neo4j/certificates/default' for SSL policy with name 'default' does not exist.".

Also, there are many warnings about causal_clustering such as WARN Unknown config option: causal_clustering.discovery_listen_address

Note

The base directory /var/lib/neo4j/certificates/default does exist.

This issue was originally opened here: https://github.com/neo4j/neo4j/issues/10467#issuecomment-350279610