Symptom
- Error displayed for every ldap user: "Invalid username or password, if your account is under a root other than the default set by the system administrator" while logging to CMC/BI launchpad
- Following are the errors observed from CMS HIGH level logs:
2026 05 17 14:55:34:379|LDAP: LdapQueryForEntries: *QUERY* base: dc=jx2, dc=com, scope: 2, filter: (&(objectclass=user)(samaccountname =agopina1)), attribute: dn objectclass
2026 05 17 14:55:34:379|LDAP: LdapQueryForEntries: *QUERY* result: 87 took 0 ms
2026 05 17 14:55:34:379|LDAP: LdapQueryForEntries() Bad filter or DN syntax while searching using filter: (&(objectclass=user)(samaccountname =agopina1))
2026 05 17 14:55:34:379|SecLdap Error: an error occurred in LdapGetUserEntry().
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Environment
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x/2025
- Operating System : Windows/Linux
- LDAP Authentication
Keywords
ldap, invalid username or password, bad filter or dn syntax, samaccountname, ldap filter syntax, active directory, authentication failure, cmc, ldap plugin, user search filter, dn error, logon error, bi platform, tomcat, unix , KBA , BI-BIP-AUT , Authentication, ActiveDirectory, LDAP, SSO, Vintela , Problem
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