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#6593 ipa-server-install (ipa-client-install step) fails if non ascii text is present in sssd.conf
Closed: worksforme by rcritten. Opened by pvoborni.

Closed: worksforme
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Ticket was cloned from Red Hat Bugzilla (product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7): Bug 1408228

Description of problem:
ipa-server-install fail during the step ipa-client-install if non ascii
caracters are in a commented line of sssd.conf. file sssd.conf was removed from
the server.
Python stack trace show an error about non ascii text in
/var/log/ipaserver-install.log
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ipa-server-4.4.0-14.el7_3
How reproducible:
Add non ascii text in a comment in sssd.conf like (?,?,?,?,...)
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add comment in sssd.conf with non ascii 7bit caracters (?,?,?,?,...)
2. Run ipa-server-install
3. Step ipa-client-install fail
Actual results:
Install failed
Expected results:
Install succeed and comment in sssd.conf should not be read or properly escape
Additional info:

Metadata Update from @pvoborni:
- Issue assigned to someone
- Issue set to the milestone: Future Releases

cannot repro issue on VERSION: 4.5.0
Added in sssd.conf
[domain/gsslab.pnq2.redhat.com]
;Hello
;????
# ipa-server-install
...
The old /etc/sssd/sssd.conf is backed up and will be restored during uninstall.
...
setup complete.
Clean copy of sssd.conf is created without comments.

When I uninstalled ipa-server
# ipa-server-install --uninstall
My original sssd.conf is created with comments in place.

I can't reproduce it either, closing.

Metadata Update from @rcritten:
- Issue close_status updated to: worksforme
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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