[Freeipa-users] kinit working, but ipa-client-install not (client not found)

[Rob Crittenden]

Pieter Baele wrote:
> My new freeipa installation is working (server + kinit on a host where
> I configured krb5.conf manually)
> but ipa-client-install gives the typical Kerberos error:
>
> kinit: Client not found in Kerberos database while getting initial credentials
>
> Both hosts are resolvable

I'd suggest looking at /var/log/krb5kdc.log on the server after trying a 
kinit. This should tell you the name it is trying to resolve.

rob