Connectrix B-Series: LDAP User Name Character Limitation

Summary: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) User Name characters limitation

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Symptoms

When the switches have the same LDAP configuration, some users can log in to the switches with their LDAP username, while others cannot. The symptoms for the non-working LDAP users are as follows:
  • The user's LDAP user can log in to the switch that is running FOS 9.X.
  • The same LDAP user is unable to log in to the switch that is running FOS 8.2.3x

Cause

There is an LDAP username character limitation in version FOS 8.2.X. According to the update from Broadcom:
 
User Principal Name (UPN) "User Name + Domain" length for LDAP is 64 characters in FOS v9.0.1 release. The maximum length allowed in FOS 8.2.3c1 (or FOS v8.2.3x) is 40 characters.

Resolution

There are two workarounds available:
  • Upgrade switches to FOS 9.X
  • Shortening the username

Affected Products

Connectrix B-Series, Brocade
Article Properties
Article Number: 000226584
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Sept 2024
Version:  2
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