Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Kerberos

Table 11-3

Troubleshooting Scenarios for your LDAP-based Kerberos

 

server (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scenario

Cause

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

Tips

 

 

 

 

 

Connection to the

Connection to the

Verify that the

 

LDAP server was

LDAP server was

Directory server is

 

lost.

lost.

accessible, else restart

 

 

 

the Directory server.

 

 

 

You can also restart

 

 

 

the Kerberos server, if

 

 

 

needed.

 

 

 

 

 

LDAP server

The directory server

You may need to

 

timeout

timed out a request.

increase the time out

 

 

 

on the Directory

 

 

 

server.

 

 

 

 

 

LDAP server error

The Directory server

Look into the

 

when processing

encountered an error

corresponding error on

 

the request

while processing the

the Directory server

 

 

request.

for troubleshooting

 

 

 

this. You may need to

 

 

 

change the parameters

 

 

 

like maximum number

 

 

 

of entries returned on

 

 

 

the Directory server.

 

 

 

 

 

Improper format of

The format of the

Verify the contents of

 

/opt/krb5/krb5_l

configuration file

the entries present in

 

dap.conf

/opt/krb5/krb5_ld

the configuration file

 

 

ap.conf is incorrect

/opt/krb5/krb5_ldap

 

 

 

.conf

 

 

 

 

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