https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/Cisco-UCS-Addon-Authentication-Failed-error/m-p/411853#M50263 <P>If you are on version 2.0.3, there's a bug that causes an "authentication failure" when using passwords with special characters. If you take out the special characters, you <EM>should</EM> find that data collection will function as expected.</P> Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:45:42 GMT jluo_splunk 2019-07-23T16:45:42Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/Cisco-UCS-Addon-Authentication-Failed-error/m-p/411852#M50262 <P>Hello, We are using the Splunk Addon- Splunk_TA_cisco-ucs to collect data from Cisco UCS. We are getting an authentication failed message. How do we need to specify the UCS user name when we are using LDAP domain (Active Directory)</P> <P>Error message in Splunk below<BR /> Exception: Failed to get cookie for x.x.x.x, errcode=551, reason=Authentication failed</P> Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:27:50 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/Cisco-UCS-Addon-Authentication-Failed-error/m-p/411852#M50262 nprasad7 2020-09-29T23:27:50Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/Cisco-UCS-Addon-Authentication-Failed-error/m-p/411853#M50263 <P>If you are on version 2.0.3, there's a bug that causes an "authentication failure" when using passwords with special characters. If you take out the special characters, you <EM>should</EM> find that data collection will function as expected.</P> Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:45:42 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/All-Apps-and-Add-ons/Cisco-UCS-Addon-Authentication-Failed-error/m-p/411853#M50263 jluo_splunk 2019-07-23T16:45:42Z