Hi,

On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM Daniel Ruiz via FreeIPA-users <
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> Hello,
>
> I want to configure a "replica server". I need that because in my
> scenario, main FreeIPA server is for some clients that are on the same net
> but I have an small HPC cluster where server is on the same public net but
> all compute nodes are running with private IP, so that clients connect to
> the HPC server to get users and $HOMEs. My idea is configure HPC server as
> "replica" to get all users from the main server and, then, all HPC clients
> could connect with the same users.
>
> I have done these steps:
> 1. Install FreeIPA server on main server (OK!)
> 2. Configure all public clients as FreeIPA clients from server in point 1.
> (OK!)
> 3. Configure HPC server as client from domain that main servers is serving
> in point 1 (OK!)
> 4. Promote HPC server as FreeIPA replica server --> NO, ERROR!
>
> After running "ipa-replica-install", error is:
> "Your system may be partly configured.
> Run /usr/sbin/ipa-server-install --uninstall to clean up".
>
> Cannot promote this client to a replica. Local domain 'MYDOMAIN' does not
> match IPA domain "machine.domain".
> The ipa-replica-innstall command failed."
>

Can you provide the exact command line that you used for
ipa-server-install, for ipa-client-install and for ipa-replica-install?
The version of ipa-server is also relevant.

Thanks,
flo

>
> Yes, "MYDOMAIN" is the FreeIPA domain (get from my old YPSERV system).
> That domain is different from the machine domain name because I domain name
> is for whole organitzation and I think is better not to take that, so I
> have configured a different FreeIPA domain name.
>
> During configuration as FreeIPA server, system didn't return any problem
> about machine domain name and FreeIPA domain name. I assigned "realm name"
> as MYDOMAIN and all process ended correctly.
>
> However, HPC server can't promote to replica.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks.
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