Authentication for user weblogic denied problem when starting managed serve

Question

Hi All,
I have a strange situation here. I installed WLS and SOA and BAM servers. Initially I could start both WLS and SOA.
Later I changed some files (possibly startManagedWebLogic.sh or deleted soa_server1/data/ldap/ or AdminServer/security/boot.properties), but later I remember I changed them back. I am now seeing that my WLS is starting up fine, but SOA is not. I am always getting the error:
<Critical> <WebLogicServer> <BEA-000386> <Server subsystem failed. Reason: weblogic.security.SecurityInitializationException: Authentication for user weblogic denied
weblogic.security.SecurityInitializationException: Authentication for user weblogic denied
at weblogic.security.service.CommonSecurityServiceManagerDelegateImpl.doBootAuthorization(CommonSecurityServiceManagerDelegateImpl.java:965)
at weblogic.security.service.CommonSecurityServiceManagerDelegateImpl.initialize(CommonSecurityServiceManagerDelegateImpl.java:1050)
at weblogic.security.service.SecurityServiceManager.initialize(SecurityServiceManager.java:873)
at weblogic.security.SecurityService.start(SecurityService.java:141)
at weblogic.t3.srvr.SubsystemRequest.run(SubsystemRequest.java:64)
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Caused By: javax.security.auth.login.FailedLoginException: [Security:090303]Authentication Failed: User weblogic weblogic.security.providers.authentication.LDAPAtnDelegateException: [Security:090295]caught unexpected exception
at weblogic.security.providers.authentication.LDAPAtnLoginModuleImpl.login(LDAPAtnLoginModuleImpl.java:251)
at com.bea.common.security.internal.service.LoginModuleWrapper$1.run(LoginModuleWrapper.java:110)
at com.bea.common.security.internal.service.LoginModuleWrapper.login(LoginModuleWrapper.java:106)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
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I tried to go to admin console to change/verify the password for weblogic user, and then put plaintext password in AdminServer/security/boot.properties, then restart Adminserver. But I still cannot start SOA server.
Could you please let me know how to resolve this issue? I do want to save my environment at this point. Many thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,
My understanding is admin user server is coming up fine but when you try to bring the soa_server1(managed instance) is not coming up due the below mentioned exception.
If not please correct me.
I have a few query, please give me comment on this.
1) Admin and managed instances are running on the same box or different
2) Did you try to reset the password from console or using weblogic.security command
3) Did you cleared the soa_server1 temp directory(server/soa_server1/*)
Solution-1 (If Domain running on different box)
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1) Copy the DefaultAuthenticatorInit.ldift file from Domain_dir/Security/ to Remote machine - Domain_dir/Security/
Note- Remote machine - take a backup of DefaultAuthenticatorInit file.
2) Remote machine- rename or take a backup of ldap directory and boot.properties file
/servers/soa_server1/ldap
/servers/soa_server1/security/boot.properties.
3) Now try to brought up the soa_server1.It will prompt you the username and password.
Please let me know.
Thanks,
Rajkumar