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Chapter 11      Working with User Databases
Generic LDAP
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Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows 2000/NT Servers User Guide
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If the On Timeout Use Secondary check box is selected, and if the first LDAP 
server that Cisco Secure ACS attempts to contact cannot be reached, 
Cisco Secure ACS always attempts to contact the other LDAP server. The first 
server Cisco Secure ACS attempts to contact may not always be the primary 
LDAP server. Instead, the first LDAP server that Cisco Secure ACS attempts to 
contact depends on the previous LDAP authentication attempt and on the value 
specified in the Failback Retry Delay box.
Successful Previous Authentication with the Primary LDAP Server
If, on the previous LDAP authentication attempt, Cisco Secure ACS successfully 
connected to the primary LDAP server, Cisco Secure ACS attempts to connect to 
the primary LDAP server. If Cisco Secure ACS cannot connect to the primary 
LDAP server, Cisco Secure ACS attempts to connect to the secondary LDAP 
server.
If Cisco Secure ACS cannot connect with either LDAP server, Cisco Secure ACS 
stops attempting LDAP authentication for the user. If the user is an unknown user, 
Cisco Secure ACS tries the next external user database listed in the Unknown 
User Policy list. For more information about the Unknown User Policy list, see 
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Unsuccessful Previous Authentication with the Primary LDAP Server
If, on the previous LDAP authentication attempt, Cisco Secure ACS could not 
connect to the primary LDAP server, whether Cisco Secure ACS first attempts to 
connect to the primary server or secondary LDAP server for the current 
authentication attempt depends on the value in the Failback Retry Delay box. If 
the Failback Retry Delay box is set to 0 (zero), Cisco Secure ACS always attempts 
to connect to the primary LDAP server first. And if Cisco Secure ACS cannot 
connect to the primary LDAP server, Cisco Secure ACS then attempts to connect 
to the secondary LDAP server.
If the Failback Retry Delay box is set to a number other than zero, 
Cisco Secure ACS determines how many minutes have passed since the last 
authentication attempt using the primary LDAP server occurred. If more minutes 
have passed than the value specified in the Failback Retry Delay box, 
Cisco Secure ACS attempts to connect to the primary LDAP server first. And if 
Cisco Secure ACS cannot connect to the primary LDAP server, 
Cisco Secure ACS then attempts to connect to the secondary LDAP server.