[ARCHIVED] Problem with testing LDAP authentication

[kmay]

We have been set up with LDAP for over 18 months and it is working fine. For the past few months though, the "Test LDAP Authentication" feature on the Authentication page has failed to bind. Logins are flowing normally and have been. The problem we are having is that when Canvas Support gets a call about a login problem, we go around again with support saying "logins are failing, the LDAP test says so" followed by us saying "no there not, there's a few thousand people logging in and out all the time". I check our logins both on and off our campus network, no problems we can see. 

So my question is this: Does the "Test LDAP Authentication" cause problems for anyone else? Anyone seeing an error  on the test when there is no problem with LDAP login? 

I would like to pin down whether this is something in our setup that is causing a problem with the test or if something changed with the test in the past 4 months. 

[kona]

 @kmay , due to the technical nature of this question I’m going to share this with the https://community.canvaslms.com/groups/canvas-developers?sr=search&searchId=d8925405-79b7-43dc-b148-...‌ group in the Community to see if they can help. You might also consider joining that group so you have access to their resources and information!

[stuart_ryan]

Hi  @kmay ,

I will admit we don't use this feature (we use Shibboleth), however I was pondering and had an idea. I would suggest contacting your internal team that manages the LDAP service. If you can have them pull the logs right around the time that you push the Test LDAP Authentication button this will likely point to the issue.

If they see nothing in the logs, then definitely something you could raise with Canvas support, if they do see something, it will hopefully point you in the right direction.

Please let me know how you go, I would be curious to find out what the cause is.

Cheers,
Stuart

[Robbie_Grant]

 @kmay ,

We are giving the Canvas Admins area a little bit of love and just want to check in with you.  This will also bring this question new attention. 

Were you able to find an answer to your question? I am going to go ahead and mark this question as answered because there hasn't been any more activity in a while so I assume that you have the information that you need. If you still have a question about this or if you have information that you would like to share with the community, by all means, please do come back and leave a comment.  Also, if this question has been answered by one of the previous replies, please feel free to mark that answer as correct.

Robbie