Bug ID 512999: LDAP Query may fail if user belongs to a group from foreign domain

Last Modified: Jul 18, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3

Fixed In:
12.0.0

Opened: Mar 18, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K17432

Symptoms

LDAP Query might fail if a user belongs to a group from a foreign domain.

Impact

Login fails. LDAP Query fails with error: Referral, 0000202B: RefErr: DSID-03100747, data 0, 1 access points ref 1: 'example.domain'.

Conditions

This occurs when LDAP Query is configured with the option Fetch groups to which the user or group belong, and the user belongs to a group from a foreign domain.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Do not try to resolve group membership if the group belongs to a foreign domain.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips