TIBCO Admin LDAP user login error. \"The username or password you entered is incorrect".

TIBCO Admin LDAP user login error. \"The username or password you entered is incorrect".

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Article ID: KB0092794

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Description

Description:
Logging in to the Admin GUI with LDAP credential refreshes the login page and shows the error, "The username or password you entered is incorrect".

Symptoms:
-The issue is user specific. Other LDAP users do not have issue logging in.
-LDAP user is reflected in the Admin GUI and can be managed. 
-Trying with a new LDAP user with granted permission has no issue logging in. 
-Audit.log shows "User <user_name> requested authentication using TIBCO-Administrator and the operation failed".

Issue/Introduction

TIBCO Admin LDAP user login error. \"The username or password you entered is incorrect".

Environment

OS: All supported platformsProduct: TIBCO AdministratorVersion: 5.7.1

Resolution

As other LDAP users have no issue logging in, the error, "The username or password you entered is incorrect" usually indicates a credential error. Check the LDAP server side or use third party software to verify the user/password pair is correct.