Symptom

LDAP Authentication failing with the error below:
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[2008-06-24 20:19:16.182] ERROR 000000000000 GLOBAL_SCOPE LDAPAuthentication LDAP authentication has failed with exception for user:sqlagent
javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C090334, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 525, vece]

Configured the LDAP authentication as follows:
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1) authentication_policy.properties

## GIS/LDAP Authentication configuration

#######################################################################
#
# LDAP Server 1 Authentication Configuration (Internal Test Only)
#
#######################################################################
authentication_1.className=com.sterlingcommerce.woodstock.security.LDAPAuthenti< br /> cation
authentication_1.display_name=LDAP Server Test

## enable ldap authentication (true, false) default=false
authentication_1.enabled=true

## jndi parameters for ldap connections
authentication_1.jndi_factory=com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory
authentication_1.server=<server name>
authentication_1.port=389
authentication_1.security_type=simple
authentication_1.principle=cn=Manager,dc=amr,dc=stercomm,dc=com
authentication_1.credentials=Sterling

## comment out or leave as blank on this property if the server is not going to
use SSL for the security protocol.
## authentication_1.security_protocol=ssl

## search parameters for user password
authentication_1.password_attribute=userPassword
authentication_1.search_root=dc=amr,dc=stercomm,dc=com
authentication_1.search_filter=(uid=<userid>)
authentication_1.with_user_bind=false

Authentication.log entry:

[2008-06-24 20:19:16.182] ERROR 000000000000 GLOBAL_SCOPE LDAPAuthentication LDAP authentication has failed with exception for user:sqlagent
javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C090334, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error, data 525, vece]