{"id":422,"date":"2010-04-28T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T13:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/2010\/04\/28\/checkpoint-shows-qfailed-to-bind-to-ldap-server-wrong-password-or-wrong-dnq\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T13:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:08:37","slug":"checkpoint-shows-qfailed-to-bind-to-ldap-server-wrong-password-or-wrong-dnq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Firewalls\/Check-Point\/checkpoint-shows-qfailed-to-bind-to-ldap-server-wrong-password-or-wrong-dnq.html","title":{"rendered":"Check Point Failed to bind to LDAP Server &#8211; wrong password or wrong dn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When trying to add an LDAP server to your SmartCenter and then clicking on your Domain within the Users tab (located at the bottom) you may receive the error :<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Failed to bind to LDAP Server &#8211; wrong password or wrong dn<\/strong>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Solution <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Normally this is down to the wrong password or wrong DN specified within the LDAP Account Unit Properties for the LDAP Server. But the major gotcha here is that the<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> login DN is completely case sensitive<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Please Note : It is the LDAP server that requires the DN to be the correct case rather then the Check Point introducing any restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When trying to add an LDAP server to your SmartCenter and then clicking on your Domain within the Users tab (located at the bottom) you may receive the error : \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Failed to bind to LDAP Server &#8211; wrong password or wrong dn. &nbsp; Solution Normally this is down to the wrong password or wrong &#8230; <a title=\"Check Point Failed to bind to LDAP Server &#8211; wrong password or wrong dn\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Firewalls\/Check-Point\/checkpoint-shows-qfailed-to-bind-to-ldap-server-wrong-password-or-wrong-dnq.html\" aria-label=\"Read more about Check Point Failed to bind to LDAP Server &#8211; 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