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LDAP creation fails with 'Invalid DN syntax'

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • LDAP

Issue

  • Create LDAP using config fails.

Example:

vserver services name-service ldap create -vserver SVM1 -client-config ldapconfig1
　　　Error: command failed: Base DN specified in the LDAP client configuration is not available. 
　　　Reason:"LDAP Error: The distinguished name has an invalid syntax".
  • The following error is seen in secd.log.

ERR  :  RESULT_ERROR_LDAPSERVER_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX:7623 in searchLdap() at src/utils/secd_ldap_utils.cpp:406
ERR  :  searchLdap: LDAP Error: (34): 'Invalid DN syntax':
ERR  :  DN(abc.def.xx.yy) configured for GetUserInfoFromName is not working, ldapsearch failed with Ldap error(34)  

 

 

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