ldapclient(1M) init may fail on Solaris 10 or 11 systems when using authenticationMethod=tls:simple on the commandline (Doc ID 2187144.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 04, 2016

Applies to:

Solaris x64/x86 Operating System - Version 10 10/09 U8 to 11.3 [Release 10.0 to 11.0]
Solaris Operating System - Version 10 10/09 U8 to 11.3 [Release 10.0 to 11.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When trying to initialize a system as a LDAP client by running ldapclient(1M) with the sub-command init, and using the parameter
"authenticationMethod=tls:simple" on the commandline, the command may fail and display the message "openConnection: missing credentials for Simple bind".

Example:

 

Cause

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