[Freeipa-users] fatal error for ipa rhel 5.6 client

[Rob Crittenden]

Steven Jones wrote:
> Any ideas with this please?
>
> [root at vuwunicoadmint2 ~]# ipa-client-install --mkhomedir --server vuwunicoipamt01 --domain unix.vuw.ac.nz -p admin
> Discovery was successful!
> Realm: UNIX.VUW.AC.NZ
> DNS Domain: unix.vuw.ac.nz
> IPA Server: vuwunicoipamt01
> BaseDN: dc=unix,dc=vuw,dc=ac,dc=nz
>
>
> Continue to configure the system with these values? [no]: yes
> Password for admin at UNIX.VUW.AC.NZ:
> Joining realm failed: HTTP response code is 301, not 200
> [root at vuwunicoadmint2 ~]#
>
> Im getting this from a client

301 is a HTTP status code meaning permanently moved. I think the problem 
is you aren't using the FQDN for your IPA server so the Apache server is 
trying to redirect the client, which doesn't support redirects yet.

rob