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-install reports 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 --uninstall fails 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