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

[Jochen Demmer]

Hi,

my answers also inline.

Am 26.10.2016 um 15:38 schrieb 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?
There is a resolver given in /etc/resolv.conf. When I do "host
<<hostname.mydoma.in>>" I get the right IPv6 back.
>
>>
>> *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
Enter without an IP -> No usable IP address provided nor resolved.
Enter with an IP -> Error: Invalid IP Address 2a02:1:2:3::4 cannot use
IP network address 2a02:1:2:3::4
>
>>
>> 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
Jochen

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