I am on my fourth re-install of Lion Server ... OD Master create is failing..

I have discovered that Lion Server is very particular about the order in which you configure things.
This is my fourth attempt at a clean installation, and I cannot get past the creation of the OD Master.
The creation log shows that the CA certificate creation is failing because "***Error creating domain CA. Error - The specified item already exists in the keychain."
One of the nasty side effects of having the Lion installer pull apps and such from a TimeMachine backup is that it drags all the /etc/certificates contents over.
I removed all the old domain certificate files, and I deleted them from my Keychain. I cannot find where this 'already exists' issue is cropping up.
Which keychain is this refering to? I am a total OD newb.
Thanks!

Hmmmm.... sorry to hear.
You might try going through Keychain Access app, and search for old keys for your hostname and remove them.
It is puzzling why ~/Library/Application Support/Certificate Authority is not there - and it's not on my system any more either. Perhaps it was a vestage of a previous OS version? Very curious.
Best of luck to you!

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