Re: LDAP Lookup failure

It is an iGate SSL VPN appliance, which needs to retrieve auth data from the
AD, to allow external users access through the VPN tunnel.

Error log extract:

[Fri Jul 8 17:08:34 2005] LDAP_INFO: Perform simple authentication for
mark@server
[Fri Jul 8 17:08:34 2005] LDAP_ERROR: ldap_simple_bind_s: Can't contact
LDAP server
[Fri Jul 8 17:08:34 2005] LDAP_ERROR: ldap bind error

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"Al Mulnick" <amulnick_No_SPAM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O%236qC2TiFHA.1232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Mark, what's the application?
> A lot of times, if you turn up the audit logging for failed logon
> attempts, it's really helpful in determining what credentials are being
> passed to the server by the application. You can often narrow it down
> pretty quickly that way.
>
> Al
>
>
> "Mark" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23QBBcMSiFHA.1412@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am not hugely experienced in AD matters, and have had some trouble with
>> an application that needs to authenticate against my AD on SBS2003.
>>
>> On the software I am getting communication and bind errors, when doing
>> the lookup. It is a very strange situation, as it works for a while, and
>> then with no changes will stop and give the communication and bind
>> errors.
>>
>> I have also tried using the LDAP browser application, and cannot get this
>> to work.
>>
>> The following settings were used:
>>
>> Host: server.domain.local
>> Port 389
>> Version 3
>>
>> (I can fetch DN's succesfully)
>>
>> Turned off anonymous bind (should this work with anon?)
>>
>> User DN: cn=%username%
>> Password: %correct password for user%
>>
>> Thanks for any help advice you can give.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>
>


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