22.2. Reviewing IdM replica installation errors

Procedure

1. Use the tail command to display the latest errors from the primary log file /var/log/ipareplica-install.log. The following example displays the last 10 lines.

   [user@replica ~]$ sudo tail -n 10 /var/log/ipareplica-install.log
   [sudo] password for user:
     func(installer)
   File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py", line 424, in decorated
     func(installer)
   File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py", line 785, in promote_check
     ensure_enrolled(installer)
   File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py", line 740, in ensure_enrolled
     raise ScriptError("Configuration of client side components failed!")
   
   2020-05-28T18:24:51Z DEBUG The ipa-replica-install command failed, exception: ScriptError: Configuration of client side components failed!
   2020-05-28T18:24:51Z ERROR Configuration of client side components failed!
   2020-05-28T18:24:51Z ERROR The ipa-replica-install command failed. See /var/log/ipareplica-install.log for more information

2. To review the log file interactively, open the end of the log file using the less utility and use the ↑ and ↓ arrow keys to navigate.

   [user@replica ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/ipareplica-install.log

3. Optional: While /var/log/ipareplica-install.log is the primary log file for a replica installation, you can gather additional troubleshooting information by repeating this review process with additional files on the replica and the server.

   On the replica:

   [user@replica ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/ipareplica-conncheck.log
   [user@replica ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/ipaclient-install.log
   [user@replica ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/httpd/error_log
   [user@replica ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE-NAME/access
   [user@replica ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE-NAME/errors
   [user@replica ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/ipaserver-install.log

   On the server:

   [user@server ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/httpd/error_log
   [user@server ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE-NAME/access
   [user@server ~]$ sudo less -N +G /var/log/dirsrv/slapd-INSTANCE-NAME/errors