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PM82758; 8.5.0.1: Unable to retrieve list of users from ldap registry

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Abstract

If * is used as the pattern to search for all users or groups in LDAP User Registry it is noticed that no users or groups are returned.

Download Description

PM82758 resolves the following problem:

ERROR DESCRIPTION:
The application is using
<com.ibm.websphere.security.UserRegistry>.getUsers(". * " , 0)
to retrieve a list of all users from the LDAP, but this is not returning any users.

LOCAL FIX:
None

PROBLEM SUMMARY

USERS AFFECTED:
All users of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
If * is used as the pattern to search for all users or groups in LDAP User Registry it is noticed that no users or groups are returned.

RECOMMENDATION:
None

If * is used as the pattern to search for all users or groups in LDAP User Registry it is noticed that no users or groups are returned. When looking into the traces an exception is seen on the traces that points to a Regex error.

PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
When * was used, the code was converting the pattern to .* which is not supported by LDAP. The code has been updated to prevent this change in behavior.


The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix pack following 8.5.0.2. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004980

Prerequisites

None

Installation Instructions

Please review the readme.txt, which is included with the download file, for detailed installation instructions.
Note: The fix available for download in this document can only be applied to a Liberty product installed with IBM Installation Manager. If you require a fix for a Liberty product installed from an archive please check for fix availability here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM82758

On
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Technical Support

Contact IBM Support using SR (http://www.ibm.com/software/support/probsub.html), visit the WebSphere Application Server support web site (http://www.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/was/support/), or contact 1-800-IBM-SERV (U.S. only).

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg24034813