IPA fails to start with error: Failed to read data from service file: Unknown error when retrieving list of services from LDAP: need more than 1 value to unpack

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Identity Manager fails to start after reboot of server.
  • Attempting to start the service manually give the following error:
ipactl start
Existing service file detected!
Assuming stale, cleaning and proceeding
Starting Directory Service
Failed to read data from service file: Unknown error when retrieving list of services from LDAP: need more than 1 value to unpack
Shutting down

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • IPA

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