cannot create home directory for user getting permission denied

[gopigl]

I have followed the all steps after installing of IPAServer not able to create home directory for user, can any one help me on this.

sudo mkdir $(ipa -n user-show "ipa-test-user" --raw |grep 'homedirectory' |awk -F':' '{print $2}') mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/home/ipa-test-user’: Permission denied

Thanks In Advance.

Regards, Gopi V

[Yukesh4791]

Hi @gopigl , you should be a root user to create a directory in the IPA server. SSH as root user and try running the mkdir command again.