[Freeipa-users] failure to un-install FreeIPA

[Adam Young]

On 05/10/2011 04:32 AM, Martin Kosek wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 03:58 +0000, Steven Jones wrote:
>> I am trying to un-install freeipa with
>>
>> ipa-server-install --uninstall and its saying not installed, but when I try to install its saying already installed!
>>
>> oops.
>>
>> Is there a way to force the script to check and remove everything?
>>
>> Or somewhere there is a lock file or something that needs removing?
>>
>> regards
>>
> Steven,
>
> can you please send a full output of `ipa-server-install --uninstall`
> and then the `ipa-server-install` command? (and freeipa-server package
> version) There was a that could case this behavior.
>
> Anyway, the installer files you are looking for are there:
> /var/lib/ipa/sysrestore/          # server backup files
> /var/lib/ipa-client/sysrestore/   # client backup files
>
> If you remove then, the installation will continue. However, I wouldn't
> recommend removing them manually as ipa-[server|client]-install
> --uninstall won't be able to return the machine to it's original
> configuration then. I would rather suggest using the server/client
> uninstaller again.

A couple hacks:
1.  run the uninstaller multiple times
2.  I have a "sterilize" script:
http://adam.younglogic.com/2011/02/sterilizing-for-ipa-uninstall/


> Martin
>
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