IPA: Client install error "Server not found int Kerberos database"

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Issue

  • IPA client install error
gss_init_sec_context() failed:: Server HTTP/ipaserver@EXAMPLE.COM not found in Kerberos database< WWW-Authenticate: Negotiate HTTP response code is 401, not 200
  • IPA client install debug error
args=/usr/sbin/ipa-join -s ipaserver.example.com -b dc=example,dc=com -d
stdout=
stderr=XML-RPC CALL:
.....
* Connected to ipaserver.example.com (ipaddress) port 443 (#0)
* Initializing NSS with certpath: sql:/etc/pki/nssdb
*  CAfile: /etc/ipa/ca.crt
   CAPath: none
....
< HTTP/1.1 401 Authorization Required
< Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:24:50 GMT
< Server: Apache
*gss_init_sec_context() failed: : Server HTTP/ipaserver@EXAMPLE.COM not found int Kerberos database< WWW-Authenticate: Negotiate
...
* Expire cleared
* Closing connectoin #0
HTTP response code is 401, not 200

Joining realm failed: XML-RPC CALL:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • IPA

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