IPA server installer fails with missleading error when /var filesystem is mounted with noexec option

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Issue

  • IPA server installer fails while installing directory server when /var filesystem is mounted with noexec option.
[22/38]: adding default layout
ipa         : CRITICAL Failed to load bootstrap-template.ldif: Command '/usr/bin/ldapmodify -v -f /tmp/tmpju76ji -H ldap://dhcp10-12.gsslab.pnq.redhat.com:389 -x -D cn=Directory Manager -y /tmp/tmp5tAf1Q' returned non-zero exit status 32
  [23/38]: adding delegation layout
ipa         : CRITICAL Failed to load delegation.ldif: Command '/usr/bin/ldapmodify -v -f /tmp/tmpxLJ8hV -H ldap://dhcp10-12.gsslab.pnq.redhat.com:389 -x -D cn=Directory Manager -y /tmp/tmpfFGGBx' returned non-zero exit status 32
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ipa         : CRITICAL Failed to load master-entry.ldif: Command '/usr/bin/ldapmodify -v -f /tmp/tmpeOjwi8 -H ldap://dhcp10-12.gsslab.pnq.redhat.com:389 -x -D cn=Directory Manager -y /tmp/tmpi7nuN0' returned non-zero exit status 32
  [35/38]: configuring Posix uid/gid generation
  [36/38]: enabling compatibility plugin
  [37/38]: tuning directory server
  [38/38]: configuring directory to start on boot
Done configuring directory server (dirsrv).
Unexpected error - see /var/log/ipaserver-install.log for details:
NotFound: entry=cn=CA,cn=dhcp10-12.gsslab.pnq.redhat.com,cn=masters,cn=ipa,cn=etc,dc=gsslab,dc=pnq,dc=redhat,dc=com: [('objectclass', ['nsContainer', 'ipaConfigObject']), ('ipaconfigstring', ['enabledService', 'startOrder 50']), ('cn', ['CA'])]

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7)

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