IPA-Client-Install Fails with the "KeyError: 'namingcontexts'" Error

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Issue

Running ipa-client-install, fails with error "K_eyError: 'namingcontexts'_"

[root@localhost ~]# ipa-client-install
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/ipa-client-install", line 1776, in ?
    sys.exit(main())
  File "/usr/sbin/ipa-client-install", line 1763, in main
    rval = install(options, env, fstore, statestore)
  File "/usr/sbin/ipa-client-install", line 1305, in install
    ret = ds.search(domain=options.domain, servers=options.server, hostname=hostname, ca_cert_path=get_cert_path(options.ca_cert_file))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ipaclient/ipadiscovery.py", line 224, in search
    ldapret = self.ipacheckldap(server, self.realm, ca_cert_path=ca_cert_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ipaclient/ipadiscovery.py", line 322, in ipacheckldap
    basedn = get_ipa_basedn(lh)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/ipaclient/ipapython/ipautil.py", line 1084, in get_ipa_basedn
    contexts = entries[0][1]['namingcontexts']
KeyError: 'namingcontexts'

Environment

  • IPA
  • Kerberos

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