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diff --git a/ipaserver/install/installutils.py b/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
index 68fce7e69..ba49eb8b7 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ import time
import tempfile
from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
-from ipapython import ipautil
-from ipapython import dnsclient
+from ipapython import ipautil, dnsclient, sysrestore
class HostnameLocalhost(Exception):
pass
@@ -499,3 +498,19 @@ def read_replica_info(dir, rconfig):
rconfig.domain_name = config.get("realm", "domain_name")
rconfig.host_name = config.get("realm", "destination_host")
rconfig.subject_base = config.get("realm", "subject_base")
+
+def check_server_configuration():
+ """
+ Check if IPA server is configured on the system.
+
+ This is done by checking if there are system restore (uninstall) files
+ present on the system. Note that this check can only be run with root
+ privileges.
+
+ When IPA is not configured, this function raises a RuntimeError exception.
+ Most convenient use case for the function is in install tools that require
+ configured IPA for its function.
+ """
+ server_fstore = sysrestore.FileStore('/var/lib/ipa/sysrestore')
+ if not server_fstore.has_files():
+ raise RuntimeError("IPA is not configured on this system.")