From 204ea0c147e0290f469391ca2e9436d463a73951 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard T Bonhomme <tincantech@protonmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 19:55:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] expire: Improve conflicting file error message, add
 instructions

Signed-off-by: Richard T Bonhomme <tincantech@protonmail.com>
---
 easyrsa3/easyrsa | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index 0ff4aeca..d64dcbd1 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -3445,8 +3445,10 @@ Run easyrsa without commands for usage and command help."
 	# Do not over write existing cert
 	if [ -f "$crt_out" ]; then
 		user_error "\
-Existing file must be revoked:
-* $crt_out"
+Cannot expire this certificate, a conflicting file exists:
+* certificate: $crt_out
+
+Use command 'revoke-exired' to revoke this certificate."
 	fi
 
 	# deprecate ALL options