Background: I need to query a non-Active Directory LDAP instance (so I can produce a list of users with a specific role). The LDAP instance is Sun Directory Server version 6.3. I’m trying to use the app “Splunk Supporting Add-on for Active Directory”. Despite the name of the application (suggesting it is for use with AD only) I've been told it will work for other LDAP servers. Problem: When I try to configure and connect with the SDS LDAP server (using credentials that successfully bind and search from the command line) I receive the following error: Command: | ldaptestconnection domain="uat" Error message: External search command 'ldaptestconnection' returned error code 1. Script output = " ERROR # host: uat-blah-sds: Could not access the directory service at ldap://uat-blah-sds:389: " One concern I have is that given I am connecting with a non-AD server, I’m essentially making up values for the AD-specific configuration fields “Domain name” and “Alternate domain name“. The configuration settings I've used are as follows: note: I’ve had to supress confidential info for this post Domain name: uat Alternate domain name: dummyvalue Base DN: dc=mycompany,dc=gov,dc=au LDAP Server hostname: (Valid LDAP server hostname that I can successfully network ping) LDAP Server Port: 389 SSL: unchecked Credentials Bind DN: (Valid user that can bind and search from command line) Password: (Valid password) Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks, Arian ... View more