Why is IPA command failing with error 'ipa: ERROR: Certificate operation cannot be completed: EXCEPTION' ?
Issue
- IPA command
host-disableis failing with error message shown below:
# ipa host-disable server1.example.com
ipa: ERROR: Certificate operation cannot be completed: EXCEPTION (Certificate serial number 0x8ffd0003 not found)
- Not able to delete the host from Red Hat Identity (IPA) Server domain with the
host-delcommand:
# ipa host-del server1.example.com
ipa: ERROR: Certificate operation cannot be completed: EXCEPTION (Certificate serial number 0xff8004e not found)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Identity Management (IPA) Server
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