[Freeipa-users] changing search base during migration?

[Rob Crittenden]

Brian LaMere wrote:
>     It looks like we have a bug when setting an empty base_dn. We try to
>     set it blank but it ends up getting set to the IPA base.
>
>
> so if I just change base_dn from '' to 'dc=briandomain,dc=com' then my
> selfish desire to complete the migration might complete?  ; )

Maybe. I don't think the cn=ipaconfig stuff was added in until after pre4.

I don't think this represents a tremendous amount of work on my end, 
just need to find time for it...

>
>     Are you working from IPA v2 pre4 or did you build the source
>     yourself from git?
>
>
> pre4, though I made 2 slight mods...1 each in cainstance.py and
> dsinstance.py (for 2 different show-stopping bugs which have already
> been patched in git).  I can change to the git version if you would prefer.
>
> I'll catch up with the bug tracker you've created.

You're probably fine with pre4 but merging in my change might be tricky, 
that's all.

rob