Hi All,
I think if you look in authentication.properties the default number of
servers is 4, it may be failing over on each failure, hence making 4
authentication attempts against the LDAP service?
Andrew Powell wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Has anyone had any problems with the Blackboard and Active directory LDAP
>authentication?
>
>We currently have an issue with Blackboard version 7.0.404.2 where it
>authenticates fine if you get the u/n and p/w correct the first time.
>However if the user puts the password in wrong once blackboard attempts to
>check the domain controller 4 times and on the domain we have a lockout
>threshold of 3 failed attempts; therefore the account gets lockout, on one
>failed attempt.
>
>Are we the only University having this issue?
>
>Regards
>
>Andy
>
>
>Andrew Powell
>Web Systems Database Administrator
>Computing Services
>Canterbury Christ Church University
>
>
>
>
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