VIP Enterprise Gateway LDAP Sync: Root exception is java.net.UnknownHostException:

Products

• VIP Service

Issue/Introduction

LDAP sync error when trying to bind a user in userstore:

127.0.0.1 LDAP Sync 43 18478 "actor=LDAPSyncService,text=Could not bind to the directory server.VsException [error=18478] [javax.naming.AuthenticationException: [LDAP: error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C090334\, comment: AcceptSecurityContext error\, data 775\, vece]],op=Synchronization"

The following error is seen in the LDAP sync simulation log: 

Root exception is java.net.UnknownHostException:

Cause

The VIP EG server is not able to resolve the LDAP host.

Resolution

Add a hostname and IP address mapping to the etc/hosts file resolved the exception.