<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="GtkHTML/4.6.5"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> On Fri, 2013-07-19 at 17:44 -0400, Dmitri Pal wrote: <blockquote type="CITE">On 07/19/2013 01:11 PM, Armstrong, Kenneth Lawrence wrote: <blockquote type="CITE">I'm trying to install an IPA server using an external CA. I ran the ipa-server-install --external-ca command, and got my cert signed by our on-site CA. So then I go back to install using my certs: ipa-server-install --external_cert_file=/root/ipa.cer --external_ca_file=/root/CACert.cer I get this for output: Configuring certificate server (pki-cad): Estimated time 3 minutes 30 seconds [1/20]: creating certificate server user [2/20]: configuring certificate server instance ipa : CRITICAL failed to configure ca instance Command '/usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/pkisilent ConfigureCA -cs_hostname lnxrealmtest01.liberty.edu -cs_port 9445 -client_certdb_dir /tmp/tmp-cQZB3x -client_certdb_pwd XXXXXXXX -preop_pin nio5yPeVonEn0tWotyjC -domain_name IPA -admin_user admin -admin_email root@localhost -admin_password XXXXXXXX -agent_name ipa-ca-agent -agent_key_size 2048 -agent_key_type rsa -agent_cert_subject CN=ipa-ca-agent,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ldap_host lnxrealmtest01.liberty.edu -ldap_port 7389 -bind_dn cn=Directory Manager -bind_password XXXXXXXX -base_dn o=ipaca -db_name ipaca -key_size 2048 -key_type rsa -key_algorithm SHA256withRSA -save_p12 true -backup_pwd XXXXXXXX -subsystem_name pki-cad -token_name internal -ca_subsystem_cert_subject_name CN=CA Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_subsystem_cert_subject_name CN=CA Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_ocsp_cert_subject_name CN=OCSP Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_server_cert_subject_name CN=lnxrealmtest01.liberty.edu,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_audit_signing_cert_subject_name CN=CA Audit,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_sign_cert_subject_name CN=Certificate Authority,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -external true -ext_ca_cert_file /root/ipa.cer -ext_ca_cert_chain_file /root/CACert.cer -clone false' returned non-zero exit status 255 Configuration of CA failed [<a href="mailto:root@lnxrealmtest01">root@lnxrealmtest01</a> ~]# tail /var/log/ipaserver-install.log File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/cainstance.py", line 617, in configure_instanceConfiguring certificate server (pki-cad): Estimated time 3 minutes 30 seconds [1/20]: creating certificate server user [2/20]: configuring certificate server instance ipa : CRITICAL failed to configure ca instance Command '/usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/pkisilent ConfigureCA -cs_hostname lnxrealmtest01.liberty.edu -cs_port 9445 -client_certdb_dir /tmp/tmp-cQZB3x -client_certdb_pwd XXXXXXXX -preop_pin nio5yPeVonEn0tWotyjC -domain_name IPA -admin_user admin -admin_email root@localhost -admin_password XXXXXXXX -agent_name ipa-ca-agent -agent_key_size 2048 -agent_key_type rsa -agent_cert_subject CN=ipa-ca-agent,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ldap_host lnxrealmtest01.liberty.edu -ldap_port 7389 -bind_dn cn=Directory Manager -bind_password XXXXXXXX -base_dn o=ipaca -db_name ipaca -key_size 2048 -key_type rsa -key_algorithm SHA256withRSA -save_p12 true -backup_pwd XXXXXXXX -subsystem_name pki-cad -token_name internal -ca_subsystem_cert_subject_name CN=CA Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_subsystem_cert_subject_name CN=CA Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_ocsp_cert_subject_name CN=OCSP Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_server_cert_subject_name CN=lnxrealmtest01.liberty.edu,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_audit_signing_cert_subject_name CN=CA Audit,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_sign_cert_subject_name CN=Certificate Authority,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -external true -ext_ca_cert_file /root/ipa.cer -ext_ca_cert_chain_file /root/CACert.cer -clone false' returned non-zero exit status 255 Configuration of CA failed [<a href="mailto:root@lnxrealmtest01">root@lnxrealmtest01</a> ~]# tail /var/log/ipaserver-install.log File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/cainstance.py", line 617, in configure_instance self.start_creation(runtime=210) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/service.py", line 358, in start_creation method() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/cainstance.py", line 879, in __configure_instance raise RuntimeError('Configuration of CA failed') 2013-07-19T17:02:51Z INFO The ipa-server-install command failed, exception: RuntimeError: Configuration of CA failed self.start_creation(runtime=210) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/service.py", line 358, in start_creation method() File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/cainstance.py", line 879, in __configure_instance raise RuntimeError('Configuration of CA failed') 2013-07-19T17:02:51Z INFO The ipa-server-install command failed, exception: RuntimeError: Configuration of CA failed Any thoughts on what I can do to troubleshoot this? Thanks. -Kenny <pre> _______________________________________________ Freeipa-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Freeipa-users@redhat.com">Freeipa-users@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users</a> </pre> </blockquote> Several questions: 1) package and os version/distro? 2) what is in httpd logs? 3) what is in pki logs? The names and locations of the logs partially depend on the answer to the first question. <pre> -- Thank you, Dmitri Pal Sr. Engineering Manager for IdM portfolio Red Hat Inc. ------------------------------- Looking to carve out IT costs? <a href="http://www.redhat.com/carveoutcosts/">www.redhat.com/carveoutcosts/</a> _______________________________________________ Freeipa-users mailing list <a href="mailto:Freeipa-users@redhat.com">Freeipa-users@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/freeipa-users</a> </pre> </blockquote> Hi all, Just tried this again on a new clean install: [3/4]: configuring certificate server instance ipa : CRITICAL failed to configure ca instance Command '/usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/pkisilent ConfigureCA -cs_hostname lnxrealmtest01.lnxrealmtest.liberty.edu -cs_port 9445 -client_certdb_dir /tmp/tmp-WH9RBT -client_certdb_pwd XXXXXXXX -preop_pin TaLcAevF7piQ1NV0Jmd9 -domain_name IPA -admin_user admin -admin_email root@localhost -admin_password XXXXXXXX -agent_name ipa-ca-agent -agent_key_size 2048 -agent_key_type rsa -agent_cert_subject CN=ipa-ca-agent,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ldap_host lnxrealmtest01.lnxrealmtest.liberty.edu -ldap_port 7389 -bind_dn cn=Directory Manager -bind_password XXXXXXXX -base_dn o=ipaca -db_name ipaca -key_size 2048 -key_type rsa -key_algorithm SHA256withRSA -save_p12 true -backup_pwd XXXXXXXX -subsystem_name pki-cad -token_name internal -ca_subsystem_cert_subject_name CN=CA Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_subsystem_cert_subject_name CN=CA Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_ocsp_cert_subject_name CN=OCSP Subsystem,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_server_cert_subject_name CN=lnxrealmtest01.lnxrealmtest.liberty.edu,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_audit_signing_cert_subject_name CN=CA Audit,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -ca_sign_cert_subject_name CN=Certificate Authority,O=LNXREALMTEST.LIBERTY.EDU -external true -ext_csr_file /root/ipa.csr -clone false' returned non-zero exit status 255 Configuration of CA failed This is on a RHEL 6.4 x86_64 host, fully updated ipa-server-3.0.0-26.el6_4.4.x86_64 libipa_hbac-python-1.9.2-82.7.el6_4.x86_64 ipa-client-3.0.0-26.el6_4.4.x86_64 ipa-server-selinux-3.0.0-26.el6_4.4.x86_64 ipa-pki-common-theme-9.0.3-7.el6.noarch libipa_hbac-1.9.2-82.7.el6_4.x86_64 ipa-python-3.0.0-26.el6_4.4.x86_64 ipa-pki-ca-theme-9.0.3-7.el6.noarch ipa-admintools-3.0.0-26.el6_4.4.x86_64 Here is the command that I am using to run the install: ipa-server-install --setup-dns --forwarder=10.254.20.82 --forwarder=10.254.10.82 --external-ca and my /etc/hosts file: [<a href="mailto:root@lnxrealmtest01">root@lnxrealmtest01</a> ~]# cat /etc/hosts 10.203.60.225 lnxrealmtest01.lnxrealmtest.liberty.edu lnxrealmtest 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4 Am I missing something? Thanks. -Kenny </body> </html>