trying to reproduce this with /usr/bin/openssl openssl s_client -verify_return_error -tls1_3 -servername suse.com -connect 18.66.97.25:443 the diff is, CONNECTED(00000003) depth=3 C = US, ST = Arizona, L = Scottsdale, O = "Starfield Technologies, Inc.", CN = Starfield Services Root Certificate Authority - G2 verify error:num=20:unable to get local issuer certificate 4077CB7C247F0000:error:16000069:STORE routines:ossl_store_get0_loader_int:unregistered scheme:crypto/store/store_register.c:237:scheme=file 4077CB7C247F0000:error:80000002:system library:file_open:No such file or directory:providers/implementations/storemgmt/file_store.c:267:calling stat(/var/lib/ca-certificates/openssl) 4077CB7C247F0000:error:16000069:STORE routines:ossl_store_get0_loader_int:unregistered scheme:crypto/store/store_register.c:237:scheme=file 4077CB7C247F0000:error:80000002:system library:file_open:No such file or directory:providers/implementations/storemgmt/file_store.c:267:calling stat(/var/lib/ca-certificates/openssl) 4077CB7C247F0000:error:16000069:STORE routines:ossl_store_get0_loader_int:unregistered scheme:crypto/store/store_register.c:237:scheme=file 4077CB7C247F0000:error:80000002:system library:file_open:No such file or directory:providers/implementations/storemgmt/file_store.c:267:calling stat(/var/lib/ca-certificates/openssl) 4077CB7C247F0000:error:16000069:STORE routines:ossl_store_get0_loader_int:unregistered scheme:crypto/store/store_register.c:237:scheme=file 4077CB7C247F0000:error:80000002:system library:file_open:No such file or directory:providers/implementations/storemgmt/file_store.c:267:calling stat(/var/lib/ca-certificates/openssl) 4077CB7C247F0000:error:16000069:STORE routines:ossl_store_get0_loader_int:unregistered scheme:crypto/store/store_register.c:237:scheme=file 4077CB7C247F0000:error:80000002:system library:file_open:No such file or directory:providers/implementations/storemgmt/file_store.c:267:calling stat(/var/lib/ca-certificates/openssl) 4077CB7C247F0000:error:0A000086:SSL routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1889: --- vs. CONNECTED(00000003) depth=3 C = US, ST = Arizona, L = Scottsdale, O = "Starfield Technologies, Inc.", CN = Starfield Services Root Certificate Authority - G2 verify error:num=20:unable to get local issuer certificate 40C7CEF4E17F0000:error:0A000086:SSL routines:tls_post_process_server_certificate:certificate verify failed:ssl/statem/statem_clnt.c:1889: --- So, these are the extra error messages caused by the missing directory structure that are throwing these openssl errors.