[Freeipa-users] failure to un-install FreeIPA

[Rob Crittenden]

Steven Jones wrote:
> I logged in via ssh instead so I could get an output and the install worked without a hitch...

ssh instead of what?

rob

>
> :/
>
> weird.......
>
> regards
>
> Steven
> ________________________________________
> From: Martin Kosek [mkosek at redhat.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 10 May 2011 8:32 p.m.
> To: Steven Jones
> Cc: freeipa-users at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: [Freeipa-users] failure to un-install  FreeIPA
>
> On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 03:58 +0000, Steven Jones wrote:
>> I am trying to un-install freeipa with
>>
>> ipa-server-install --uninstall and its saying not installed, but when I try to install its saying already installed!
>>
>> oops.
>>
>> Is there a way to force the script to check and remove everything?
>>
>> Or somewhere there is a lock file or something that needs removing?
>>
>> regards
>>
>
> Steven,
>
> can you please send a full output of `ipa-server-install --uninstall`
> and then the `ipa-server-install` command? (and freeipa-server package
> version) There was a that could case this behavior.
>
> Anyway, the installer files you are looking for are there:
> /var/lib/ipa/sysrestore/          # server backup files
> /var/lib/ipa-client/sysrestore/   # client backup files
>
> If you remove then, the installation will continue. However, I wouldn't
> recommend removing them manually as ipa-[server|client]-install
> --uninstall won't be able to return the machine to it's original
> configuration then. I would rather suggest using the server/client
> uninstaller again.
>
> Martin
>
>
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