ipa-server-upgrade fails with an error "IPv6 stack is enabled in the kernel but there is no interface
Issue
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IPA services refuse to start after system update.
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ipa-server-upgrade fails with error
"IPv6 stack is enabled in the kernel but there is no interface that has ::1 address assigned. -
/var/log/ipaupgrade.logshows :
2023-05-28T14:17:25Z DEBUG Searching for an interface of IP address: ::1
2023-05-28T14:17:25Z DEBUG Testing local IP address: fe80::250:56ff:fe85:50af/64 (interface: ens192)
2023-05-28T14:17:25Z ERROR IPv6 stack is enabled in the kernel but there is no interface that has ::1 address assigned. Add ::1 address resolution to 'lo' interface. You might need to enable IPv6 on the interface 'lo' in sysctl.conf.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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