[Freeipa-users] IPA RUV unable to decode

[Ludwig Krispenz]

On 05/05/2015 01:27 PM, Martin Kosek wrote:
> On 05/05/2015 12:38 PM, Vaclav Adamec wrote:
>> Hi,
>>   I tried migrate to newest version IPA, but result is quite unstable and
>> removing old replicas ends with RUV which cannot be decoded (it stucked in
>> queue forever):
>>
>> ipa-replica-manage del ipa-master-dmz002.test.com -fc
>> Cleaning a master is irreversible.
>> This should not normally be require, so use cautiously.
>> Continue to clean master? [no]: yes
>>
>> ipa-replica-manage list-ruv
>> unable to decode: {replica 8} 55091239000400080000 55091239000400080000
>> unable to decode: {replica 7} 552f84cd000300070000 552f84cd000300070000
>> unable to decode: {replica 11} 551a42f70000000b0000 551aa3140001000b0000
>> unable to decode: {replica 15} 551e82e10001000f0000 551e82e10001000f0000
>> unable to decode: {replica 14} 551e82ec0001000e0000 551e82ec0001000e0000
>> unable to decode: {replica 20} 552f4b72000600140000 552f4b72000600140000
>> unable to decode: {replica 10} 551a25af0001000a0000 551a25af0001000a0000
>> unable to decode: {replica 3} 551e864c000300030000 551e864c000300030000
>> unable to decode: {replica 5} 55083ad2000300050000 55083ad2000300050000
>> unable to decode: {replica 9} 550913e7000000090000 550913e7000000090000
>> unable to decode: {replica 19} 55210193000300130000 55210193000300130000
>> unable to decode: {replica 12} 551a48290000000c0000 551a48c50000000c0000
>> ipa-master-dmz001.test.com:389: 25
>> ipa-master-dmz002.test.com:389: 21
>>
>> it is possible to clear this queue and leave only valid servers ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> ipa-client-4.1.0-18.el7_1.3.x86_64
>> ipa-server-4.1.0-18.el7_1.3.x86_64
> Ludwig or Thierry, do you know? The questions about RUV cleaning seems to be
> recurring, I suspect there will be a pattern (bug) and not just configuration
> issue.
we have seen this in a recent thread, and it is clear that the RUV is 
corrupted and cannot be decoded, but we don't have a scenario how this 
is state is reached.