"invalid escape sequence" Exception Reported if LDAP Connection URL Also Includes DC or CN Information
Symptoms
The following exception is reported when testing connection with LDAP server:
2013-02-12 11:01:15,231 ERROR [btpool0-25 ] fisheye
DefaultUserManager-getOrImportUser - Could not authenticate user
"atlassian\ldap.user1"
com.cenqua.fisheye.user.AuthenticationException: LDAP: could not list users using (&(sAMAccountName=atlassian\ldap.user1)(!(userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2))) on OU=Employees,OU=People (authenticated)
Caused
by: javax.naming.directory.InvalidSearchFilterException: invalid escape
sequence: [B@182623a0; remaining name 'OU=Employees,OU=People'Cause
The LDAP connection URL is something like:
ldap://ldap.url.com:389/DC=atlassian,DC=com
and base DN is:
OU=Employees,OU=PeopleThe LDAP connection URL should not contain the base DN information.
Resolution
Changing the connection details as follows, helps in resolving the issue:
LDAP URL:
ldap://ldap.url.com:389/
Base DN:
OU=Employees,OU=People,DC=atlassian,DC=com
Last modified on Mar 30, 2016
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