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OID 11g: After Uninstalling Oracle Password Filter on AD, Reinstalling Fails with: Error occurred while uploading the prepOID.ldif file. Log Ends with: err, [LDAP: error code 20 - Attribute oidbasedn already in use.] (Doc ID 2135707.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Internet Directory - Version 11.1.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After uninstalling the Oracle Internet Directory (OID) Oracle Password Filter (OPF) from Microsoft (MS) Active Directory (AD) as per documentation:

Oracle® Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Directory Integration Platform 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) E56469-02
Chapter 22 Deploying the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory
Section 22.6 Removing the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory

When attempting to reinstall the Password Filter, it fails with:

OID Schema file Upload

Error occurred while uploading the prepOID.ldif file, please refere to the %TEMP%\orclidmpwf.log for error logs for
Installer. Press "Next" to continue with the Installer.

The log ends with:

(Mar 11, 2014 5:29:57 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizard.platform.win32.Win32ProductServiceImpl, dbg.install, JVM memory after installing Create Directory (createLogDir): free=17288328 total=20971520
(Mar 11, 2014 5:29:57 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizard.platform.win32.Win32PPKRegistryServiceImpl, dbg.registry, writing VPD to C:\Windows\vpd.properties
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, Reading in ASCII file C:\Program Files (x86)\oracle\ADPasswordFilter\prepAD.ldif.
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, /REPLACE TEXT: orclpwfbasedn ON LINE: 9/
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, ou: <OU1>
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, /REPLACE TEXT: orclpwfbasedn ON LINE: 5/
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, name: <OU1>
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, /REPLACE TEXT: orclpwfbasedn ON LINE: 3/
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, OU=<OU1>,domaindn
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, /REPLACE TEXT: orclpwfbasedn ON LINE: 0/
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, dn: OU=<OU1>,domaindn
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, /REPLACE TEXT: domaindn ON LINE: 7/
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, CN=<OU2>,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=<COMPANY>,DC=com
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, /REPLACE TEXT: domaindn ON LINE: 3/
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, OU=<OU1>,DC=<COMPANY>,DC=com
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, /REPLACE TEXT: domaindn ON LINE: 0/
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.installshield.wizardx.ascii.ModifyFile, msg2, dn: OU=<OU1>,DC=<COMPANY>,DC=com
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.oracle.installshield.adpwd.ldapModify, dbg, C:\Program Files (x86)\oracle\ADPasswordFilter\prepAD.ldif
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.oracle.installshield.adpwd.ldapModify, wrn, in LDAPOperation
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:00 PM), Install, com.oracle.installshield.adpwd.ldapModify, wrn, [LDAP: error code 68 - 00002071: UpdErr: DSID-03050328, problem 6005 (ENTRY_EXISTS), data 0
]
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:16 PM), Install, com.oracle.installshield.adpwd.ldapModify, dbg, C:\Program Files (x86)\oracle\ADPasswordFilter\prepOID.ldif
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:16 PM), Install, com.oracle.installshield.adpwd.ldapModify, err, in LDAPOperation
(Mar 11, 2014 5:30:16 PM), Install, com.oracle.installshield.adpwd.ldapModify, err, [LDAP: error code 20 - Attribute oidbasedn already in use.]



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