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When using Kerberos Single Sign-on (SSO) with Active Directory in Cognos, user is prompted for credentials

Troubleshooting


Problem

When trying to access the Cognos URL from IBM Enterprise Records administration client, the user receives a Windows Security dialog followed by an error.

Symptom

After completing all of the steps needed to setup Kerberos Single Sign-on (SSO) with Active Directory in Cognos using the Microsoft IIS 7.5 Web server, the user is prompted for his credentials when trying to access, for example:

http://MyReportServer.MyDomain.com/ibmcognos/

After the correct credentials are entered, the user receives a 401 unauthorized error.
For more detailed information, refer to the documents listed in the Related Information section.

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Modified date:
17 June 2018

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