IPA Client install fails with error 'IPA client is already configured on this system' but uninstall fails also
Issue
- IPA Client install fails when
ipa-client-installreports that it is already configured
2017-11-06T20:22:07Z ERROR IPA client is already configured on this system.
2017-11-06T20:22:07Z INFO If you want to reinstall the IPA client, uninstall it first using 'ipa-client-install --uninstall'.
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipapython/install/common.py", line 63, in _install
for _nothing in self._installer(self.parent):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipaclient/install/client.py", line 3619, in main
install_check(self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipaclient/install/client.py", line 1985, in install_check
raise ScriptError(rval=CLIENT_ALREADY_CONFIGURED)
2017-11-06T20:22:07Z DEBUG The ipa-client-install command failed, exception: ScriptError:
2017-11-06T20:22:07Z ERROR The ipa-client-install command failed. See /var/log/ipaclient-install.log for more information
- At the same time,
ipa-client-install --uninstallfails reporting the client is not configured.
2017-11-03T17:16:36Z ERROR IPA client is configured as a part of IPA server on this system.
2017-11-03T17:16:36Z INFO Refer to ipa-server-install for uninstallation.
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipapython/install/common.py", line 71, in _uninstall
for _nothing in self._uninstaller(self.parent):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipaclient/install/client.py", line 3626, in main
uninstall_check(self)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ipaclient/install/client.py", line 2989, in uninstall_check
raise ScriptError(rval=CLIENT_NOT_CONFIGURED)
2017-11-03T17:16:36Z DEBUG The ipa-client-install command failed, exception: ScriptError:
2017-11-03T17:16:36Z ERROR The ipa-client-install command failed. See /var/log/ipaclient-uninstall.log for more information
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Identity Management
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