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Description of problem:
When ran ipa-client-install --uninstall -U on non existing ipa-client setup, misleading message is printed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ipa-client-4.7.1-7.module+el8+2555+b334d87b.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install ipa-packages and try to uninstall ipa-client
ipa-client-install -U --uninstall


Actual results:
[root@client ~]# ipa-client-install -U --uninstall
The ipa-client-install command was successful
[root@vm-idm-040 ~]# echo $?
2


Expected results:
IPA client is not configured on this system.

Additional info:

same behaviour observed with force option:

[root@client ~]# ipa-client-install --uninstall -U --force
The ipa-client-install command was successful
[root@client ~]# 
[root@client ~]# 
[root@client ~]# echo $?
2

This is reproducible and a regression introduced in 4.7.0 by https://github.com/freeipa/freeipa/commit/b96906156be37a7b29ee74423b82f04070c84e22 (Improve console logging for ipa-server-install).

Upstream ticket:
https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/7836

Fixed upstream
master:
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/1284bf1588877d3549ddc98e4762038b8740c72e
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/c1c50650a7f359aa9fd77d4348c31169ca878003
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/cef4edd384baeda913e309ebcc9a9dd8753dc744

Fixed upstream
ipa-4-7:
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/ecd953df326b37b89449a1906892cc1b293371ba
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/22b01da0c361e9b5ffad94989349d2b65c833e5a
https://pagure.io/freeipa/c/90b4cef81a2cc9c1f6d5f022ce87d2d96ac85a8d

Already in FreeIPA 4.8.0:
$ git tag --contains 1284bf1588877d3549ddc98e4762038b8740c72e
release-4-8-0

[root@client ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.1 Beta (Ootpa)

ipa-client-4.8.0-6.module+el8.1.0+3869+84a20141.x86_64

[root@client ~]# ipa-client-install -U --uninstall
IPA client is not configured on this system.
The ipa-client-install command failed.

[root@client ~]# echo $?
2

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3348