INFO message "Exception performing authentication. Retrying..." when authenticating with JNDIRealm, or LDAP, with Tomcat 8

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • LDAP authentication with JNDIRealm gives:
 INFO [http-apr-9089-exec-6] org.apache.catalina.realm.JNDIRealm.authenticate Exception performing authentication. Retrying...
 javax.naming.CommunicationException: Connection reset [Root exception is java.net.SocketException: Connection reset]; remaining name 'xxxxx'

Environment

  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1
  • Apache Tomcat 8

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