[kepler-dev] LDAP Authentication Error

[Matt Jones]

Exactly -- Kepler doesn't communicate directly with LDAP -- it only
communicates with the Metacat repository, which uses LDAP as
its authentication provider:

   Kepler <--> Metacat <--> LDAP

Glad to hear its working for you again.

Matt

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Scott Zimmer <szimmer at optensity.com>wrote:

>  Matt,
>
> Thank you for the troubleshooting help.  I checked our private repository
> and noticed that it had rebooted and the tomcat server did not restart when
> it rebooted.  When I brought our repository back up, I can now successfully
> authenticate.  I didn't realize the repository had to be up in order for me
> to authenticate against the LDAP server.  I guess the configuration files
> in Kepler show where the repository is located and the configuration files
> in the repository specify the LDAP server location.
>
> Scott
>
>
> On 1/11/2012 12:58 PM, Matt Jones wrote:
>
> Scott --
>
>  This error occurs when Kepler is unable to contact the LDAP server that
> provides authentication for the Kepler repository. It sounds as if you have
> a personal repository installed?  If so, then it probably means that either
> your LDAP server is not working -- either its been shut down, or its
> overloaded, or there is a firewall blocking access. You can test the
> accessibility of the LDAP server by using the 'ldapsearch' command line
> tool.  If you didn't use your own LDAP and instead are relying on ours at
> ldap.ecoinformatics.org, then the problem is likely a firewall issue, as
> that server seems to be running fine.  If you send more details about the
> location/versions of your repository and ldap servers, we may be able to
> help more with troubleshooting.
>
>  Matt
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:30 AM, Scott Zimmer <szimmer at optensity.com>wrote:
>
>> I am getting an error when I try to upload a workflow to my repository or
>> when I try to perform Tools->Ecogrid Authentication.  I noticed uploading
>> to my repository became very slow yesterday evening and about 2AM EST, I
>> became unable to connect.  I have been unable to connect since.  The error
>> message is below.  I appreciate any help you can offer.
>> Scott
>>
>>  [run] 12/01/11 08:25:47 ERROR gui.AuthenticateAction: The authentication
>> exception is
>>  [run] org.kepler.authentication.AuthenticationException: Error
>> authenticating: ; nested exception is:
>>  [run]     java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.LDAPAuthenticationService.authenticate(LDAPAuthenticationService.java:129)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.LDAPAuthenticationService.authenticate(LDAPAuthenticationService.java:150)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.LDAPAuthenticationService.authenticate(LDAPAuthenticationService.java:88)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.AuthenticationManager.getProxy(AuthenticationManager.java:153)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.gui.AuthenticateAction.login(AuthenticateAction.java:257)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.gui.AuthenticateAction.access$300(AuthenticateAction.java:61)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.gui.AuthenticateAction$AuthSwingWorker.construct(AuthenticateAction.java:309)
>>  [run]     at util.SwingWorker$2.run(SwingWorker.java:158)
>>  [run]     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
>>  [run] org.kepler.authentication.AuthenticationException: Error
>> authenticating: ; nested exception is:
>>  [run]     java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: connect
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.LDAPAuthenticationService.authenticate(LDAPAuthenticationService.java:129)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.LDAPAuthenticationService.authenticate(LDAPAuthenticationService.java:150)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.LDAPAuthenticationService.authenticate(LDAPAuthenticationService.java:88)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.authentication.AuthenticationManager.getProxy(AuthenticationManager.java:153)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.gui.AuthenticateAction.login(AuthenticateAction.java:257)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.gui.AuthenticateAction.access$300(AuthenticateAction.java:61)
>>  [run]     at
>> org.kepler.gui.AuthenticateAction$AuthSwingWorker.construct(AuthenticateAction.java:309)
>>  [run]     at util.SwingWorker$2.run(SwingWorker.java:158)
>>  [run]     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott Zimmer
>> Optensity, Inc.
>> (512) 299-7218
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Scott Zimmer
> Optensity, Inc.(512) 299-7218
>
>
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