The ipa-client-install script throws " RPC failed at server. Missing or invalid HTTP Referer, missing" error while joing to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 IPA domain.

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Issue

  • The ipa-client-install script throws "RPC failed at server.  Missing or invalid HTTP Referer, missing" error while joing to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 IPA domain.

  • The ipa-client-install command provided by ipa-client-2.1.3-5 and below packages thorws following error while joining to ipa domain

    # ipa-client-install --domain=example.com --realm=EXAMPLE.COM --server=vm24.example.com --enable-dns-updates 
Discovery was successful!
Hostname: vm92.example.com
Realm: EXAMPLE.COM
DNS Domain: example.com
IPA Server: vm24.example.com
BaseDN: dc=example,dc=com

Continue to configure the system with these values? [no]: yes
User authorized to enroll computers: admin
Synchronizing time with KDC...
Password for admin@EXAMPLE.COM: 

Joining realm failed: RPC failed at server.  Missing or invalid HTTP Referer, missing
Installation failed. Rolling back changes.
IPA client is not configured on this system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2

  • ipa-server-2.1.3-9.el6.x86_64

  • ipa-client-2.1.3-5.el6.x86_64 and below

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