2906143 - IPS job fails with error: HTTP operation failed invoking <url> with statusCode: 401

In the Identity Provisioning job log, the following error message is displayed, which can be slightly different depending on the system:

• HTTP operation failed invoking <url>  with statusCode: 401, Response: [LGN0021] Authentication failed.
• HTTP operation failed invoking <url> with statusCode: 401, Response: [LGN0015]Authentication failed. You have entered an incorrect username or password (status code = 4).
• ProvisioningRuntimeException: Access token request failed with status: 401 and body: Unauthorized.

In the job logs for a failed entity, the following error is displayed:

"OAuth request failed with status: 401 and body: {"error":"unauthorized","error":"description":"Bad credentials"}"

Identity Provisioning

HttpOperationFailedException, IPS, Identity Provisioning Service, 401, admin, ids, sfsf, credentials, administrator access, IAS , KBA , BC-IAM-IPS , Identity Provisioning Service (IPS) , Problem