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OUD Clients Receive "Result Code: 1 (Operations Error) Additional Information: The entry null specified as the search base does not exist in the Directory Server" when Searching the RootDSE (Doc ID 2362837.1)

Last updated on JULY 25, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Unified Directory - Version 11.1.1.5.0 to 12.2.1.3.0 [Release 11g to 12c]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On OUD11g, when attempting to return ldapsearch data the following error occurs.

ERROR:

 "result=1 message="The entry null specified as the search base does not exist in the Directory Server" nentries=1 etime=0"


The issue can be reproduced with the following steps:
$ ./ldapsearch -p <LDAP_PORT> -D "cn=<DS_ADMIN>" -w <PASSWORD> -b "" -s one objectclass=\*
dn: cn=OracleContext
orclVersion: 90600
cn: OracleContext
objectClass: orclContext
objectClass: orclContextAux82
objectClass: top
objectClass: orclRootContext

dn: cn=OracleSchemaVersion
cn: OracleSchemaVersion
objectClass: orclContainer
objectClass: top

dn: dc=<SUFFIX_DN>
orclversion: 90400
dc: <SUFFIX>
orclsubscriberfullname: <SUFFIX>
objectclass: domain
objectclass: orclSubscriber
objectclass: top

SEARCH operation failed
Result Code: 1 (Operations Error)
Additional Information: The entry null specified as the search base does not exist in the Directory Server
$


BUSINESS IMPACT
-----------------------
The issue has the following business impact:
Clients are not able to return data correctly

Cause

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