[Freeipa-users] ipa-replica-install fails because of IPv6?

[Martin Basti]

Hi, comments inline


On 26.10.2016 14:28, Jochen Demmer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been running and using a single FreeIPA server successfully, i.e.:
> Fedora 24
> freeipa-server-4.3.2-2.fc24.x86_64
> This server is only available via IPv6, because I can't get public 
> lPv4 addresses no more.
>
> Now I want to setup a FreeIPA replica at another site also running 
> IPv6, Fedora 24 and freeipa-server-4.3.2-2.fc24.x86_64
> First I run "ipa-client-install" which succeeds without an error.
> When I invoke "ipa-replica-install" I get this error:
> ipa         : ERROR    Could not resolve hostname *hostname.mydoma.in* 
> using DNS. Clients may not function properly. Please check your DNS 
> setup. (Note that this check queries IPA DNS directly and ignores 
> /etc/hosts.)
> LOG:
> 2016-10-26T12:14:39Z DEBUG Search DNS server *hostname.mydoma.in* 
> (['2a01:f11:1:1::1', '2a01:f11:1:1::1', '2a01:f11:1:1::1']) for 
> *hostname.mydoma.in*

Can you check with dig or host command if the hostname is really 
resolvable on that machine? do you have proper resolver in /etc/resolv.conf?

>
> *hostname.mydoma.in* is actually the DNS entry for the old FreeIPA 
> server, which actually resolves, but only to an IPv6 address of course.
> I can continue the installation though by entering "yes".
>
> I then get asked:
> Enter the IP address to use, or press Enter to finish.
> Please provide the IP address to be used for this host name:
>
> When I enter the IPv6 address of the new replica host it doesn't 
> accept but infinitely asks this question instead.

Have you pressed enter twice? It should end prompt and continue with 
installation

>
> Honestly, I can't see what I might have done wrong.
> Old FreeIPA has hostname is in sync forward and reverse record.
> New FreeIPA host as well has hostname that symmetrically resolves, 
> even though the hostname is using another second level domain.
>
> Any hints?
> Jochen Demmer
>
>

Martin
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