IdM client unable to obtain CA certificate from IdM server when enrolling using OTP
Issue
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IdM client fails to install when using One-time-password (OTP):
# ipa-client-install -w <...> --unattended Discovery was successful! Client hostname: idm-client.idm.example.com Realm: IDM.EXAMPLE.COM DNS Domain: idm.example.com IPA Server: idm-server.idm.example.com BaseDN: dc=idm,dc=example,dc=com Downloading the CA certificate via HTTP, this is INSECURE Cannot obtain CA certificate 'http://idm-server.idm.example.com/ipa/config/ca.crt' doesn't have a certificate. Installation failed. Rolling back changes. -
Installation finished successfully when
adminprincipal was supplied:# ipa-client-install -p admin -w <...> --unattended
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) / FreeIPA
- ipa-server
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