[Freeipa-users] ipa cli AttributeError: KerbTransport instance has no attribute '_conn'

[Jonathan Underwood]

Hi,

I have just done a fresh server install of ipa on a Scientific Linux
6.4 machine, and I am finding the command line utilities are failing
with:

# ipa ping
ipa: ERROR: non-public: AttributeError: KerbTransport instance has no
attribute '_conn'
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/backend.py", line 129,
in execute
    result = self.Command[_name](*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line
435, in __call__
    ret = self.run(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line 748, in run
    return self.forward(*args, **options)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/frontend.py", line
769, in forward
    return self.Backend.xmlclient.forward(self.name, *args, **kw)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/rpc.py", line 728, in forward
    response = command(*xml_wrap(params))
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1199, in __call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/xmlrpclib.py", line 1489, in __request
    verbose=self.__verbose
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/rpc.py", line 475, in request
    self.close()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/rpc.py", line 442, in close
    self._conn.close()
AttributeError: KerbTransport instance has no attribute '_conn'
ipa: ERROR: an internal error has occurred


Other ipa commands fail the same way.

I have no problems searching the LDAP directory (ldapsearch -Y GSSAPI
works fine), "getent passwd admin" returns sensible information. So, I
am a bitstumped as to how to debug this further. Any suggestions?

Package versions:

Installed Packages
ipa-admintools.x86_64                             3.0.0-25.el6
                 @sl
ipa-client.x86_64                                 3.0.0-25.el6
                 @sl
ipa-pki-ca-theme.noarch                           9.0.3-7.el6
                 @sl
ipa-pki-common-theme.noarch                       9.0.3-7.el6
                 @sl
ipa-python.x86_64                                 3.0.0-25.el6
                 @anaconda-ScientificLinux-201303180938.x86_64/6.1
ipa-server.x86_64                                 3.0.0-25.el6
                 @sl
ipa-server-selinux.x86_64                         3.0.0-25.el6
                 @sl


Thanks in advance,
Jonathan.