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Error message
Reason / resolution
Failure connecting to server. Returned
code<return code>
code<return code>
Other non-specific problem.
Invalid Base DN for accounts
Check Base DN for accounts; the current value does not describe a valid
part of the LDAP directory.
part of the LDAP directory.
Invalid server name or DNS failure
DNS resolution of the LDAP server name is failing.
Invalid bind credentials
Check Bind DN and Bind password, this error can also be displayed if
SASL is set to DIGEST-MD5 when it should be set to None.
SASL is set to DIGEST-MD5 when it should be set to None.
Invalid bind DN
Check Bind DN; the current value does not describe a valid account in the
LDAP director.
LDAP director.
This failed state may be wrongly reported if the Bind DN is 74 or more
characters in length. To check whether there is a real failure or not, set up
an administrator group on the VCS using a valid group name. If VCS
reports “saved” then there is not a problem (the VCS checks that it can
find the group specified). If it reports that the group cannot be found then
either the Bind DN is wrong, the group is wrong or one of the other
configuration items may be wrong.
characters in length. To check whether there is a real failure or not, set up
an administrator group on the VCS using a valid group name. If VCS
reports “saved” then there is not a problem (the VCS checks that it can
find the group specified). If it reports that the group cannot be found then
either the Bind DN is wrong, the group is wrong or one of the other
configuration items may be wrong.
There is no CA certificate installed
CA certificate, private key and server certificate are required for TLS.
Unable to get configuration
LDAP server information may be missing or incorrect.
Define Groups on VCS
In the LDAP accessible database, groups are assigned to users to give them specific capabilities. The same groups
must be defined on the VCS and configured with the required authorization levels for VCS access.
must be defined on the VCS and configured with the required authorization levels for VCS access.
Groups for Administrator Login
1.
Go to Users > Administrator groups.
2.
Click New.
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Authenticating Cisco VCS Accounts Using LDAP Deployment Guide