Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Using LdapQuery to debug LDAP connection problems in WebSphere Application Server

Technote (troubleshooting)


Problem(Abstract)

How to use LdapQuery web application to debug LDAP configuration problems with IBM® WebSphere® Application Server

Resolving the problem


Use the ldapQuery web application utility to search the LDAP server.
This will allow you to quickly determine if the search is returning what you expect.
Once you have successfully queried the LDAP server, you may use the settings in IBM® WebSphere® Application Serve to enable security to the server.

Useful when:
  • Configuring security using an LDAP server for the first time
  • Currently using one LDAP server but want to test connections to another
  • Planning to change from stand-alone LDAP to federated LDAP servers