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LDAPS configuration failed with "Illegal Parameter (47)" in network trace

Troubleshooting


Problem

With LDAP SSL certificates, IBM Cognos® Content Manager server is unable connect to the LDAP server and fails with the following exception:

['My_Namespace']
[ERROR] CAM-AAA-0146 The namespace 'my_namespace' is not available.
[ERROR] CAM-AAA-0064 The function 'Configure' failed.
[ERROR] The user cannot access the application now.
[ERROR] CAM-AAA-0056 Unable to authenticate.
[ERROR] CAM-AAA-0064 The function 'LDAPHandlePool::CreateHandle()' failed.
[ERROR] CAM-AAA-0026 The function call to 'ldap_simple_bind_s' failed with error code: '81'
[ERROR] Can't contact LDAP server
 

Symptom

The IBM Cognos® server fails to start.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
06 May 2025

UID

ibm16590875