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diff --git a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c
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index b53f3f8..979489c 100644
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--- a/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c
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+++ b/modules/ssl/ssl_engine_config.c
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@@ -812,8 +812,14 @@ const char *ssl_cmd_SSLCipherSuite(cmd_parms *cmd,
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 static const char *ssl_cmd_check_file(cmd_parms *parms,
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                                       const char **file)
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 {
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-    const char *filepath = ap_server_root_relative(parms->pool, *file);
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+    const char *filepath;
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+    /* If only dumping the config, don't verify the paths */
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+    if (ap_state_query(AP_SQ_RUN_MODE) == AP_SQ_RM_CONFIG_DUMP) {
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+        return NULL;
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+    }
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+
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+    filepath = ap_server_root_relative(parms->pool, *file);
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     if (!filepath) {
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         return apr_pstrcat(parms->pool, parms->cmd->name,
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                            ": Invalid file path ", *file, NULL);