[Freeipa-users] How to remove an offline replica?

[Rob Crittenden]

Thomas Raehalme wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have a replica which is offline, and I'd like to remove it (to be
> later replaced).
> 
> When trying to remove the replica with ipa-replica-manage according to
> the instructions on the wiki, I get an error about inaccessible LDAP server:
> 
> # ipa-replica-manage del ipa-1.example.com <http://ipa-1.example.com>
> Connection to 'ipa-1.example.com <http://ipa-1.example.com>' failed:
> Can't contact LDAP server
> Unable to delete replica 'ipa-1.example.com <http://ipa-1.example.com>'
> 
> ipa-1.example.com <http://ipa-1.example.com> is the IPA replica and I am
> executing the command on IPA master.
> 
> I also tried disconnect, but the result was the same:
> 
> # ipa-replica-manage disconnect ipa-1.example.com <http://ipa-1.example.com>
> Failed to get list of agreements from 'ipa-1.example.com
> <http://ipa-1.example.com>': Can't contact LDAP server
> 
> Does anyone have a hint on how to get the replica removed? I'm running
> ipa-server-3.0.0-42 on CentOS 6.6.

Add the --force flag.

rob