Symptom

When configuring LDAP authentication on DCNM 7.1.1 follow the format 'CN=$userid, etc' is incorrect and will cause authentication to fail.

Conditions

Incorrect filter settings cause DCNM LDAP Authentication to fail.

Workaround

Default example configuration is currently: Host: ds.cisco.com Port: 389 [ ] SSL Enabled Base DN: DC=cisco,DC=com Filter: CN=$userid,OU=Employees,OU=Cisco Users Determine Role By: [ ] Attribute [x] Admin Group Map Role Admin Group: dcnm Map To DCNM Role: network-admin,sme-admin Suggest changing to the following: Host: ds.cisco.com Port: 389 [ ] SSL Enabled Base DN: OU=Cisco Users,OU=Employees,DC=cisco,DC=com Filter: $userid@cisco.com Determine Role By: [ ] Attribute [x] Admin Group Map Role Admin Group: dcnm Map To DCNM Role: network-admin,sme-admin

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