ipa-replica-install is failing with "error] DatabaseError: Operations error: The changelog directory [/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-EXAMPLE-LOCAL/cldb] already exists and is not empty."
Description of problem:
When attempting an install of ipa-replica, it fails with with the error below.
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[28/42]: setting up initial replication
[error] DatabaseError: Operations error: The changelog directory [/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-EXAMPLE-LOCAL/cldb] already exists and is not empty. Please choose a directory that does not exist or is empty.
Your system may be partly configured.
Run /usr/sbin/ipa-server-install --uninstall to clean up.
ipa.ipapython.install.cli.install_tool(CompatServerReplicaInstall): ERROR Operations error: The changelog directory [/var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-EXAMPLE-LOCAL/cldb] already exists and is not empty. Please choose a directory that does not exist or is empty.
ipa.ipapython.install.cli.install_tool(CompatServerReplicaInstall): ERROR The ipa-replica-install command failed. See /var/log/ipareplica-install.log for more information
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Have tried a new VM and still fails.
How reproducible:
Everytime
Steps to Reproduce:
1. ipa-replica-install
Actual results:
Fail
Expected results:
Install
Additional info:
There is no changelog prior to install, but one due to failure.
Before install attempt:
[root@SERVER dirsrv]# ls
scripts-EXAMPLE-LOCAL
[root@SERVER dirsrv]# pwd
/var/lib/dirsrv
After failed install:
[root@SERVER ~]# ls -la /var/lib/dirsrv/slapd-EXAMPLE-LOCAL/cldb/
total 4
drwxr-xr-x. 2 dirsrv dirsrv 23 Jun 13 09:07 .
drwxrwx---. 6 dirsrv dirsrv 51 Jun 13 09:07 ..
-rw-------. 1 dirsrv dirsrv 30 Jun 13 09:07 DBVERSION
Comment 3Florence Blanc-Renaud
2018-06-14 14:59:56 UTC
Moving the component to 389-ds as it seems to be a DS issue.