--- conn.c.orig	2006-08-08 13:46:54.000000000 -0400
+++ conn.c	2006-10-08 20:49:44.000000000 -0400
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 int conn_activate_ssl(int server_role)
 {
 	static int sslinit = 0;
+	int ret;
+	char errorstr[512];
 
 	if (csync_conn_usessl)
 		return 0;
@@ -145,8 +147,10 @@
 	SSL_set_rfd(conn_ssl, conn_fd_in);
 	SSL_set_wfd(conn_ssl, conn_fd_out);
 
-	if ( (server_role ? SSL_accept : SSL_connect)(conn_ssl) < 1 )
-		csync_fatal("Establishing SSL connection failed.\n");
+	if ( (ret = (server_role ? SSL_accept : SSL_connect)(conn_ssl)) < 1 ) {
+		snprintf(errorstr, sizeof(errorstr), "Failed to establish SSL connection: %s\n", ERR_error_string(SSL_get_error(conn_ssl, ret), 0));
+		csync_fatal(errorstr);
+	}
 
 	csync_conn_usessl = 1;