Using the reproduction steps in the description, I re-confirmed that with the current zesty version joining the domain fails because of that missing directory. After installing freeipa-{client,common} from -proposed, joining the domain now succeeds.
** Tags removed: verification-needed-zesty ** Tags added: verification-done-zesty ** Tags removed: verification-needed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1693154 Title: ipa-client-install fails: kinit: Included profile directory could not be read while initializing Kerberos 5 library To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeipa/+bug/1693154/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs