A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as Permanent restriction.
Error description
When attempting to set up LDAP access to the IBM Rational License Key Server (RLKS) Administration and Reporting Tool (ART), a "CRALUU0011F: Saving LDAP configuration failed due to some unknown reason" may occur if no user credential is supplied for the LDAP server. The ART and/or tomcat logs may contain a Null pointer exception trace resembling the following: ERROR 2016-09-27 11:23:24,986 [http-bio-4743-exec-12][com.ibm.rcl.ldap.restservices.SaveLDAPCo nfiguration]- RCL_ADMIN_ERROR java.lang.NullPointerException at com.ibm.rcl.ldap.restservices.SaveLDAPConfiguration.handleSpecia lChars(SaveLDAPConfiguration.java:841) at com.ibm.rcl.ldap.restservices.SaveLDAPConfiguration.replaceFile( SaveLDAPConfiguration.java:174) at com.ibm.rcl.ldap.restservices.SaveLDAPConfiguration.doPost(SaveL DAPConfiguration.java:444) at com.ibm.rcl.ldap.restservices.SaveLDAPConfiguration.doGet(SaveLD APConfiguration.java:56)
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Customers who want to authenticate LDAP access anonymously. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * ART will fail to connect to a LDAP if a user does not * * provide username and/or password for Administrator Bind DN. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Users should refrain from accessing their corporate LDAP * * anonymously. * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
We have no plan to fix this and ART will continue to disallow anonymous access to a corporate LDAP.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PI69929
Reported component name
RATIONAL LICENS
Reported component ID
5648LIC00
Reported release
814
Status
CLOSED PRS
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2016-09-29
Closed date
2017-04-18
Last modified date
2017-04-18
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SSTMW6","label":"Rational License Key Server"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"814","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
18 October 2021