Hi Robin,

make sure that there is only 1 entry in the ldap_settings collection in 
MongoDB.

Additionally make sure, that all Graylog nodes are using the exact same 
password_secret 
<https://github.com/Graylog2/graylog2-server/blob/2.0.3/misc/graylog.conf#L9-L11>
.

Cheers,
Jochen

On Thursday, 18 August 2016 17:41:57 UTC+2, Robin H wrote:
>
> Hello -
>
> I've been trying to configure LDAP/AD authentication within the Graylog 
> web interface but it's not always working.  I configure (and save) the LDAP 
> settings (server, user, group) and all the tests from the Graylog interface 
> pass without issue.
>
> I attempt to login with my AD account - sometimes it works and sometimes 
> not.  When it doesn't, I get a message that I'm using an invalid account 
> (or something to that effect).  If I login with my local account and go to 
> the LDAP settings page it's as if they were never configured.  
>
> Here's where it gets a little weird... if I refresh the page and/or wait a 
> couple of minutes, those settings will typically return and then my AD 
> login works again.  Also, I've found that while I'm in the middle of a 
> login session (doing whatever - logged in as my AD user), the screen will 
> reload and I'll be left at the initial login screen.  If I try my AD 
> account, often times it doesn't work right away.  I login with the local 
> account and the LDAP settings are blank again.  There doesn't seem to be 
> any rhyme or reason to it - it can be fine for a few minutes to a few hours 
> - but it is kind of annoying.  
>
> I did some research and found some others experiencing a similar issue due 
> to having multiple entries under the LDAP collection in Mongo - the 
> solution for most was to remove those and recreate in Graylog.  I did have 
> that situation in the beginning as the first few times it happened I was 
> resetting the LDAP options in Graylog.  I removed the duplicate entries and 
> reset - still didnt help.  I also completely dropped the ldap_settings 
> collections from Mongo and reset.  The issue is still occurring though...
>
> Anyone have any other suggestions or thoughts?
>
> Current setup:
>
> CentOS 7
> 2 Graylog servers (load balanced with HAProxy)
> Mongo DB replica set (one instance on each of the 2 Graylog servers - 
> arbiter installed on a 3rd machine)
> 2 ElasticSearch servers
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Robin H
>

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