Unable to login after changing the ESA account passwords

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Article ID: 100052054

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Description

Error Message

[#160005] Authentication failed: User id not found or password was incorrectly typed.  Please contact your Clearwell administrator for assistance.

 

Cause

The LDAP connection password was not updated.

 

Resolution

1. Open D:\CW\v1xx\scratch\esa\esa.properties
Change esa.ladp.enabled = true to false

2. Restart the eDP services

3. Log in as Superuser

4. Navigate to System > Support features > Property Browser

  • In the Name of property to change field put:
    esa.ldap.connectionPassword
  • In the New value (leave blank to remove) field put:
    The current password for the appropriate AD account.   
  • Put a check in Confirm change. Are you sure?
  • Click Submit.

5. Re-enable LDAP

  • In the Name of property to change field put:
    esa.ldap.enabled
  • In the New value (leave blank to remove) field put:
    true  
  • Put a check in Confirm change. Are you sure?
  • Click Submit.

 

6. Verify user logon is successful.

 

Issue/Introduction

After changing the ESA service account passwords, even the Superuser account is unable to log into the application.