Description | This article explains the reason for authentication failure, even if the test connectivity for the LDAP user is successful. |
Scope | FortiGate v7.4.4 and above. |
Solution |
In case the LDAP user test credential shows successful, but user authentication fails with below error:
[1489] __ldap_tcps_open-oif=0, intf_sel.mode=1, intf_sel.name=
The same can be verified with a packet capture: (only SYN packets sent no TCP handshake completed):
This happens if the device is in HA and traffic was sent out from the management interface. To mitigate this issue, disable the HA redirect on the Firewall:
config system ha As mentioned in the following article, only enable it in case the server is routed via the management interface: Technical Tip: Sending messages (logs, SNMP) directly from the HA management interface
After disabling the ha-direct, the SSL VPN users were authenticated successfully.
This behavior has been addressed by Engineering and is resolved in FortiOS 7.4.9 and FortiOS 7.6.4.
FortiOS 7.4.9 and 7.6.4 are now available to download from Support Portal.
Related articles: Technical Tip: LDAPS connections no longer work after update to v7.4.4 Technical Tip: LDAP Authentication Fails when ha-direct is enabled |
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