ISSUE: Unable to access Bi Publisher: Login failed, please retry.

I came across this issue in previous installments however I was boggling for a couple of days without a solution. I did however manage to get this resolved on the 3rd day though never recorded what I changed in order to get this working. Now I'm in the same position, I am adamant to find the solution once more, and here it is. (Though I ended with a different result this time)
August 6, 2013
Bi-Publisher-11g

Basically, I altered the two xmlp-server-config.xml though I located these file by running from the root with the following command

[oracle@localhost logs]$ sudo find / -name xmlp-server-config.xml

I did get 5 of these files back though these are the files in question.

  • /home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_BI1/clients/bipublisher/ repository/Admin/Configuration/xmlp-server-config.xml
  • /home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/user_projects/domains/bifoundation_domain/ config/bipublisher/repository/Admin/Configuration/xmlp-server-config.xml

Within both files, I REM'd out the ORACLE_AS_JPS and replaced with the value XDO

<!--property name="SECURITY_MODEL" value="ORACLE_AS_JPS"/--> <property name="SECURITY_MODEL" value="XDO"/>

Ignore some of the websites, because the XDO is actually the local BI repository, not the weblogic security realms

Restart everything, the database, the listeners and the Weblogic domain and managed domain

I noticed when I first altered the file that I was receiving the Please enter username and password, Login failed, please retry. error when trying to log into the bi publisher (/xmlpserver). I was also getting the following error, which could be located within em and within the Weblogic terminal:

Message javax.naming.NamingException: Unresolved naming: cn=weblogic, dc=user, dc=users, dc=principals at [cn=weblogic]
Supplemental Detail at oracle.xdo.security. naming. XdoSAXMLCommonFactory .getElementByDN(XdoSAXMLCommonFactory.java:252)
at oracle.xdo.security.naming.XdoSAXMLCommonFactory.validateCredentials (XdoSAXMLCommonFactory.java:285)

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What I now discovered was that I could now login using Administrator/Administrator credentials (BI Publisher local repository) when both files were set to XDO. For what I read before, I was expecting to use my weblogic credentials.

https://technicalconfessions.com/images/postimages/postimages/_212_7_Can log into Bi publisher 11g with local admin account.png

I reverted the data files back to the original state and then bounced the database, listeners and WLS instances.

<property name="SECURITY_MODEL" value="ORACLE_AS_JPS"/> <!--property name="SECURITY_MODEL" value="XDO"/-->

I was now able to log into bi publisher by using the WLS credentials. It's very strange how this works out though when I log in initially, I was then able to change the settings and expect to know which credentials to use.

https://technicalconfessions.com/images/postimages/postimages/_212_9_now able to log in as weblogic.png

Strange blog and scenario, though I hope this helps

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