[Freeipa-devel] reason for re-install failure

[Karl MacMillan]

On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 09:41 -0400, Rob Crittenden wrote:
> Simo Sorce wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 09:30 -0400, Karl MacMillan wrote:
> >> On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 09:24 -0400, Rob Crittenden wrote:
> >>> Karl MacMillan wrote:
> >>>> On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 16:07 -0400, Simo Sorce wrote:
> >>>>> On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 15:47 -0400, Rob Crittenden wrote:
> >>>>>> I ran into the "fail on re-install" problem where the install fails on a 
> >>>>>> kadmin timeout.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The problem is that the installation appends the new password to 
> >>>>>> /var/kerberos/krb5kdc/ldappwd. This can lead to duplicate entries and it 
> >>>>>> apparently makes things flip out. I just removed that file and the 
> >>>>>> re-install went fine.
> >>>>> Ok this maybe seen as a bug, should we backup and move the original file
> >>>>> on installation ?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Simo.
> >>>> Nah - I think we should just have a set of re-install diections that
> >>>> tell how to remove FDS instances and fix this problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> Karl
> >>>>
> >>> It's really a kerberos bug. I think we should simply replace any 
> >>> existing entries. We have a very specific DN in there. Replacing it is 
> >>> likely the right thing to do.
> >>>
> >> I'm fine with that - I was only trying to avoid really solving the
> >> reinstall problem. I think it is just too hard to get right and will eat
> >> up a lot of time.
> >>
> >> So, you are suggesting intelligently editing that file if it exists
> >> rather than replacing?
> > 
> > No, just replacing it, and, perhaps backup-ing the original one.
> > ldappwd contains just one line.
> > 
> > Simo.
> > 
> 
> Yup, in theory this is right. I think this file falls under the "we own 
> it, we'll do what we want" category.
> 

The attached patch should fix this, correct?

Karl
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