Error message [A JAAS config file is available, but JAAS authorization is disabled.\

Applies To

Symptoms

Acrolinx Server version 2.10 or higher is configured for external authentication using JAAS . The required parameters in the file

​%​A​C​R​O​L​I​N​X​_​C​O​N​F​I​G​U​R​A​T​I​O​N​_​R​O​O​T​%​\server​\bin​\login.​config

are correctly set. Additionally, the following parameter in the core server properties file is set: authentication.​use​External=​true . When trying to connect to the Acrolinx server, the connection can not be established. The log file displays the following error message:

​<​T​I​M​E​S​T​A​M​P​>​ ​|​ ​[​I​N​F​O​ \​​[init\​​ ​A​ ​J​A​A​S​ config​ file​ is​ available,​​ but​ ​J​A​A​S​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ authorization​ is​ disabled.​

Causes

This issue occurrs because the server is configured for both the new LDAP authentication with JAAS and the legacy LDAP implementation.

Resolving the Problem

In the core server properties file, comment out or remove the parameter authentication.​use​External=​true used for the legacy LDAP implementation and restart the core server.