ipa-replica-install command failed, exception: EmptyResult: no matching entry found

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Issue

  • replica installation failure "EmptyResult: no matching entry found
2026-01-14T02:23:15Z DEBUG   File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/admintool.py", line 180, in execute
    return_value = self.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/cli.py", line 344, in run
    return cfgr.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 360, in run
    return self.execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 386, in execute
    for rval in self._executor():
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 431, in __runner
    exc_handler(exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 460, in _handle_execute_exception
    self._handle_exception(exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 450, in _handle_exception
    six.reraise(*exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 693, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 421, in __runner
    step()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 418, in <lambda>
    step = lambda: next(self.__gen)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/util.py", line 81, in run_generator_with_yield_from
    six.reraise(*exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 693, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/util.py", line 59, in run_generator_with_yield_from
    value = gen.send(prev_value)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 655, in _configure
    next(executor)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 431, in __runner
    exc_handler(exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 460, in _handle_execute_exception
    self._handle_exception(exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 518, in _handle_exception
    self.__parent._handle_exception(exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 450, in _handle_exception
    six.reraise(*exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 693, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 515, in _handle_exception
    super(ComponentBase, self)._handle_exception(exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 450, in _handle_exception
    six.reraise(*exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 693, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 421, in __runner
    step()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/core.py", line 418, in <lambda>
    step = lambda: next(self.__gen)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/util.py", line 81, in run_generator_with_yield_from
    six.reraise(*exc_info)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py", line 693, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/util.py", line 59, in run_generator_with_yield_from
    value = gen.send(prev_value)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/install/common.py", line 65, in _install
    for unused in self._installer(self.parent):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/server/__init__.py", line 599, in main
    replica_install(self)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py", line 401, in decorated
    func(installer)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py", line 1429, in install
    api.Command.dns_update_system_records()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 471, in __call__
    return self.__do_call(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 499, in __do_call
    ret = self.run(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 816, in run
    return self.execute(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/dns.py", line 4540, in execute
    system_records = IPASystemRecords(self.api)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/dns_data_management.py", line 97, in __init__
    self.__init_data(all_servers=all_servers)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/dns_data_management.py", line 124, in __init_data
    servers = self.api_instance.Command.server_find(**kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 471, in __call__
    return self.__do_call(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 499, in __do_call
    ret = self.run(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 816, in run
    return self.execute(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/baseldap.py", line 2155, in execute
    self, ldap, filter, attrs_list, base_dn, scope, *args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/server.py", line 408, in pre_callback
    ldap, options['servrole'])
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/server.py", line 355, in _get_enabled_servrole_filter
    servroles[0])
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/server.py", line 348, in _get_masters_with_enabled_servrole
    include_master=True,
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 471, in __call__
    return self.__do_call(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 499, in __do_call
    ret = self.run(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 816, in run
    return self.execute(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/serverrole.py", line 161, in execute
    status=status)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/serverroles.py", line 132, in server_role_search
    role_status = found_role.status(self.api, server=server_server)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/servroles.py", line 563, in status
    api_instance, server=server, attrs_list=('ipaConfigString', 'cn'))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/servroles.py", line 222, in status
    self._fill_in_absent_masters(ldap2, api_instance, result))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/servroles.py", line 179, in _fill_in_absent_masters
    attrs_list=attrs_list)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/ipaldap.py", line 1466, in get_entries
    **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipapython/ipaldap.py", line 1607, in find_entries
    raise errors.EmptyResult(reason='no matching entry found')

2026-01-14T02:23:15Z DEBUG The ipa-replica-install command failed, exception: EmptyResult: no matching entry found
2026-01-14T02:23:15Z ERROR no matching entry found
2026-01-14T02:23:15Z ERROR The ipa-replica-install command failed. See /var/log/ipareplica-install.log for more information

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9/10
  • IPA
  • 389-DS

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