IPA: Joining realm failed: SASL Bind failed Local error (-2) ! child exited with 9

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Issue

  • Joining realm failed: SASL Bind failed Local error (-2) ! child exited with 9
  • UNKNOWN_SERVER: authtime 0, admin@EXAMPLE.COM for krbtgt/XG@EXAMPLE.COM, Server not found in Kerberos database
  • Can't join a client to an IPA server using ipa-client-install script

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x (As IPA client)
  • Identity Management

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