ipa-client-install fails with "failed credentials", when executed with -W or -w with correct admin password

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When trying to install/join a IPA client with ipa-client-install, the command fails with 'failed credentials', although the correct password is supplied with -w <password>, or pasted at the password prompt, when using -W.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, 7
  • Red Hat Identity Management Client 4.x

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