https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/1245

I have the exact same problem.

Created attachment 503774 [details]
Fix external CA installation

Upstream commits:
master: a26fb5aacafa91bd67061cb85bc9f0c88b735604
ipa-2-0: bbbaf01f2c0dd681919373eb6c45df88993fc8b2

After patching the package, the install fails at the very end when trying to change the admin password. The corresponding extract from install log is :

2011-06-21 14:15:04,735 DEBUG Changing admin password
2011-06-21 14:15:04,793 DEBUG args=/usr/bin/ldappasswd -h ns1.*** -ZZ -x -D cn=Directory Manager -y /var/lib/ipa/tmpjGFGbi -T /var/lib/ipa/tmpQ6yK5A uid=admin,cn=users,cn=accounts,dc=***,dc=***
2011-06-21 14:15:04,794 DEBUG stdout=
2011-06-21 14:15:04,794 DEBUG stderr=ldap_start_tls: Connect error (-11)
        additional info: TLS error -8172:Unknown code ___f 20

2011-06-21 14:15:04,795 DEBUG Unable to set admin password Command '/usr/bin/ldappasswd -h ns1.*** -ZZ -x -D cn=Directory Manager -y /var/lib/ipa/tmpjGFGbi -T /var/lib/ipa/tmpQ6yK5A uid=admin,cn=users,cn=accounts,dc=***,dc=***' returned non-zero exit status 1

In addition this is the log from dirsrv :

[21/Jun/2011:14:15:03 +0200] conn=42 fd=79 slot=79 connection from 129.0.51.2 to 129.0.51.2
[21/Jun/2011:14:15:03 +0200] conn=42 op=0 EXT oid="1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.20037" name="startTLS"
[21/Jun/2011:14:15:03 +0200] conn=42 op=0 RESULT err=0 tag=120 nentries=0 etime=0
[21/Jun/2011:14:15:03 +0200] conn=42 op=-1 fd=79 closed - Peer does not recognize and trust the CA that issued your certificate.

Note : the above error only occurs when I try to use personal server certificates for httpd and dirsrv through the _pkcs12 and _pin options of ipa-server-install. When I removed these options, the install went fine, but I was unable to import the server certificates with ipa-server-certinstall afterwards :

# ipa-server-certinstall -d -w --{http,dirsrv}_pin=*** /root/certs/ns1.***.p12
Directory Manager password:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/ipa-server-certinstall", line 140, in main
    set_ds_cert_name(server_cert[0], dm_password)
  File "/usr/sbin/ipa-server-certinstall", line 70, in set_ds_cert_name
    conn.update_entry('cn=RSA,cn=encryption,cn=config', mod)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipalib/encoder.py", line 188, in new_f
    return f(*new_args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ipaserver/plugins/ldap2.py", line 840, in update_entry
    raise errors.EmptyModlist()
EmptyModlist: no modifications to be performed
an unexpected error occurred: no modifications to be performed

Maybe I should open another ticket, because the error seems different.

Looks like a different issue.

We may end up deprecating those options to ipa-server-install. At this point the server really needs to use the internal CA.

OK, then I will continue my tests without those options.

master: a26fb5aacafa91bd67061cb85bc9f0c88b735604
ipa-2-0: bbbaf01f2c0dd681919373eb6c45df88993fc8b2

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    New Contents:
Cause: Installing an IPA server signed by an external CA fails with the error "cannot concatenate 'str' and 'NoneType' objects"
Consequence: IPA installation signed by an external CA is not possible.
Fix: Required information was not being passed so it was failing when constructing the Kerberos principal name for the dogtag 389-ds instance. This information is now provided by the installer.
Result: Installation with a certificate signed by an external CA is now possible.

[root@mudflap ~]# ipa-server-install --external-ca

The log file for this installation can be found in /var/log/ipaserver-install.log
==============================================================================
This program will set up the IPA Server.

This includes:
  * Configure a stand-alone CA (dogtag) for certificate management
  * Configure the Network Time Daemon (ntpd)
  * Create and configure an instance of Directory Server
  * Create and configure a Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC)
  * Configure Apache (httpd)

To accept the default shown in brackets, press the Enter key.

Enter the fully qualified domain name of the computer
on which you're setting up server software. Using the form
<hostname>.<domainname>
Example: master.example.com.


Server host name [mudflap.testrelm]: 

Warning: Hostname (mudflap.testrelm) not found in DNS
The domain name has been calculated based on the host name.

Please confirm the domain name [testrelm]: 

The IPA Master Server will be configured with
Hostname:    mudflap.testrelm
IP address:  10.65.201.XX
Domain name: testrelm

The kerberos protocol requires a Realm name to be defined.
This is typically the domain name converted to uppercase.

Please provide a realm name [TESTRELM]: 
Certain directory server operations require an administrative user.
This user is referred to as the Directory Manager and has full access
to the Directory for system management tasks and will be added to the
instance of directory server created for IPA.
The password must be at least 8 characters long.

Directory Manager password: 
Password (confirm): 

The IPA server requires an administrative user, named 'admin'.
This user is a regular system account used for IPA server administration.

IPA admin password: 
Password (confirm): 


The following operations may take some minutes to complete.
Please wait until the prompt is returned.

Configuring ntpd
  [1/4]: stopping ntpd
  [2/4]: writing configuration
  [3/4]: configuring ntpd to start on boot
  [4/4]: starting ntpd
done configuring ntpd.
Configuring directory server for the CA: Estimated time 30 minutes 30 seconds
  [1/3]: creating directory server user
  [2/3]: creating directory server instance
  [3/3]: restarting directory server
done configuring pkids.
Configuring certificate server: Estimated time 33 minutes 30 seconds
  [1/4]: creating certificate server user
  [2/4]: creating pki-ca instance
  [3/4]: configuring certificate server instance
The next step is to get /root/ipa.csr signed by your CA and re-run ipa-server-install as:
ipa-server-install --external_cert_file=/path/to/signed_certificate --external_ca_file=/path/to/external_ca_certificate
[root@mudflap ~]# 



[root@mudflap ~]# ipa-server-install --external_cert_file=/root/ca/ipa.crt --external_ca_file=/root/ca/ipacacert.asc 

The log file for this installation can be found in /var/log/ipaserver-install.log
Directory Manager password: 

==============================================================================
This program will set up the IPA Server.

This includes:
  * Configure a stand-alone CA (dogtag) for certificate management
  * Configure the Network Time Daemon (ntpd)
  * Create and configure an instance of Directory Server
  * Create and configure a Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC)
  * Configure Apache (httpd)

To accept the default shown in brackets, press the Enter key.

Warning: Hostname (mudflap.testrelm) not found in DNS
The IPA Master Server will be configured with
Hostname:    mudflap.testrelm
IP address:  10.65.201.XX
Domain name: testrelm

Configuring certificate server: Estimated time 33 minutes 30 seconds
  [1/16]: creating certificate server user
  [2/16]: configuring certificate server instance
  [3/16]: disabling nonces
  [4/16]: creating CA agent PKCS#12 file in /root
  [5/16]: creating RA agent certificate database
  [6/16]: importing CA chain to RA certificate database
  [7/16]: fixing RA database permissions
  [8/16]: setting up signing cert profile
  [9/16]: set up CRL publishing
  [10/16]: set certificate subject base
  [11/16]: configuring certificate server to start on boot
  [12/16]: restarting certificate server
  [13/16]: requesting RA certificate from CA
  [14/16]: issuing RA agent certificate
  [15/16]: adding RA agent as a trusted user
  [16/16]: Configure HTTP to proxy connections
done configuring pki-cad.
Configuring directory server: Estimated time 31 minutes
  [1/35]: creating directory server user
  [2/35]: creating directory server instance
  [3/35]: adding default schema
  [4/35]: enabling memberof plugin
  [5/35]: enabling referential integrity plugin
  [6/35]: enabling winsync plugin
  [7/35]: configuring replication version plugin
  [8/35]: enabling IPA enrollment plugin
  [9/35]: enabling ldapi
  [10/35]: configuring uniqueness plugin
  [11/35]: configuring uuid plugin
  [12/35]: configuring modrdn plugin
  [13/35]: enabling entryUSN plugin
  [14/35]: configuring lockout plugin
  [15/35]: creating indices
  [16/35]: configuring ssl for ds instance
  [17/35]: configuring certmap.conf
  [18/35]: configure autobind for root
  [19/35]: configure new location for managed entries
  [20/35]: restarting directory server
  [21/35]: adding default layout
  [22/35]: adding delegation layout
  [23/35]: adding replication acis
  [24/35]: creating container for managed entries
  [25/35]: configuring user private groups
  [26/35]: configuring netgroups from hostgroups
  [27/35]: creating default Sudo bind user
  [28/35]: creating default Auto Member layout
  [29/35]: creating default HBAC rule allow_all
  [30/35]: initializing group membership
  [31/35]: adding master entry
  [32/35]: configuring Posix uid/gid generation
  [33/35]: enabling compatibility plugin
Restarting IPA to initialize updates before performing deletes:
  [1/2]: stopping directory server
  [2/2]: starting directory server
done configuring dirsrv.
  [34/35]: tuning directory server
  [35/35]: configuring directory to start on boot
done configuring dirsrv.
Configuring Kerberos KDC: Estimated time 30 minutes 30 seconds
  [1/14]: setting KDC account password
  [2/14]: adding sasl mappings to the directory
  [3/14]: adding kerberos entries to the DS
  [4/14]: adding default ACIs
  [5/14]: configuring KDC
  [6/14]: adding default keytypes
  [7/14]: adding default password policy
  [8/14]: creating a keytab for the directory
  [9/14]: creating a keytab for the machine
  [10/14]: exporting the kadmin keytab
  [11/14]: adding the password extension to the directory
  [12/14]: adding the kerberos master key to the directory
  [13/14]: starting the KDC
  [14/14]: configuring KDC to start on boot
done configuring krb5kdc.
Configuring ipa_kpasswd
  [1/2]: starting ipa_kpasswd 
  [2/2]: configuring ipa_kpasswd to start on boot
done configuring ipa_kpasswd.
Configuring the web interface: Estimated time 31 minutes
  [1/13]: disabling mod_ssl in httpd
  [2/13]: setting mod_nss port to 443
  [3/13]: setting mod_nss password file
  [4/13]: enabling mod_nss renegotiate
  [5/13]: adding URL rewriting rules
  [6/13]: configuring httpd
  [7/13]: setting up ssl
  [8/13]: setting up browser autoconfig
  [9/13]: publish CA cert
  [10/13]: creating a keytab for httpd
  [11/13]: configuring SELinux for httpd
  [12/13]: restarting httpd
  [13/13]: configuring httpd to start on boot
done configuring httpd.
Applying LDAP updates
Restarting IPA to initialize updates before performing deletes:
  [1/2]: stopping directory server
  [2/2]: starting directory server
done configuring dirsrv.
Restarting the directory server
Restarting the KDC
Restarting the web server
Sample zone file for bind has been created in /tmp/sample.zone.w9GnOh.db
==============================================================================
Setup complete

Next steps:
	1. You must make sure these network ports are open:
		TCP Ports:
		  * 80, 443: HTTP/HTTPS
		  * 389, 636: LDAP/LDAPS
		  * 88, 464: kerberos
		UDP Ports:
		  * 88, 464: kerberos
		  * 123: ntp

	2. You can now obtain a kerberos ticket using the command: 'kinit admin'
	   This ticket will allow you to use the IPA tools (e.g., ipa user-add)
	   and the web user interface.

Be sure to back up the CA certificate stored in /root/cacert.p12
This file is required to create replicas. The password for this
file is the Directory Manager password
[root@mudflap ~]# kinit admin
Password for admin@TESTRELM: 
[root@mudflap ~]# ipa user-add shanks
First name: shanks
Last name: r
-------------------
Added user "shanks"
-------------------
  User login: shanks
  First name: shanks
  Last name: r
  Full name: shanks r
  Display name: shanks r
  Initials: sr
  Home directory: /home/shanks
  GECOS field: shanks r
  Login shell: /bin/sh
  Kerberos principal: shanks@TESTRELM
  UID: 1290200003
  GID: 1290200003
  Keytab: False
  Password: False
[root@mudflap ~]# ipa passwd shanks
New Password: 
Enter New Password again to verify: 
--------------------------------------
Changed password for "shanks@TESTRELM"
--------------------------------------
[root@mudflap ~]# kinit shanks
Password for shanks@TESTRELM: 
Password expired.  You must change it now.
Enter new password: 
Enter it again: 
[root@mudflap ~]# kinit shanks
Password for shanks@TESTRELM: 
[root@mudflap ~]# 


[root@mudflap ~]# ipactl status
Directory Service: RUNNING
KDC Service: RUNNING
KPASSWD Service: RUNNING
HTTP Service: RUNNING
CA Service: RUNNING
[root@mudflap ~]# 



[root@mudflap ~]# rpm -qi ipa-server | head
Name        : ipa-server                   Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 2.1.3                             Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release     : 8.el6                         Build Date: Wed 02 Nov 2011 03:21:27 AM IST
Install Date: Thu 03 Nov 2011 10:02:33 AM IST      Build Host: x86-012.build.bos.redhat.com
Group       : System Environment/Base       Source RPM: ipa-2.1.3-8.el6.src.rpm
Size        : 3381421                          License: GPLv3+
Signature   : (none)
Packager    : Red Hat, Inc. <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla>
URL         : http://www.freeipa.org/
Summary     : The IPA authentication server
[root@mudflap ~]#

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.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1533.html