Description of problem: When joining domain I see this error with realmd. # realm join -v security.baseos.qe * Searching for kerberos SRV records for domain: _kerberos._udp.security.baseos.qe * Searching for MSDCS SRV records on domain: _kerberos._tcp.dc._msdcs.security.baseos.qe * dc.security.baseos.qe:88 * Found kerberos DNS records for: security.baseos.qe * Found AD style DNS records for: security.baseos.qe * Successfully discovered: security.baseos.qe * Assuming packages installed * LANG=C /usr/sbin/adcli join --verbose --show-details --domain SECURITY.BASEOS.QE --login-type computer --no-password adcli: couldn't create temporary directory in: /var/cache/realmd: No such file or directory * Using domain name: SECURITY.BASEOS.QE * Calculated computer account name from fqdn: DHCP-24-200 * Calculated domain realm from name: SECURITY.BASEOS.QE * Resolved LDAP urls from SRV record: _ldap._tcp.SECURITY.BASEOS.QE: ldap://dc.security.baseos.qe:389 ! Couldn't authenticate as machine account: DHCP-24-200: Preauthentication failed adcli: couldn't connect to SECURITY.BASEOS.QE domain: Couldn't authenticate as machine account: DHCP-24-200: Preauthentication failed ! Unable to automatically join the domain Password for Administrator: [snip] Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): realmd-0.13.2-1.fc18 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. realm join Actual results: adcli: couldn't create temporary directory in: /var/cache/realmd: No such file or directory Expected results: No error Additional info: This is bug is not related to SELinux
This was a packaging problem in realmd. FYI, we also have upstream work around now: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/realmd/realmd/commit/?id=51f49faa9467ad5c5f29c2e6e9a31a488dbc3f70
realmd-0.13.90-1.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/realmd-0.13.90-1.fc19
Package realmd-0.13.90-1.fc19: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 19 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing realmd-0.13.90-1.fc19' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-7111/realmd-0.13.90-1.fc19 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
realmd-0.13.91-1.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/realmd-0.13.91-1.fc19
realmd-0.13.90-1.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 obsolete repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.