goharbor/harbor · error

can not load system ldap config: %v

Error message

can not load system ldap config: %v

What it means

Error "can not load system ldap config: %v" thrown in goharbor/harbor.

Source

Thrown at src/core/auth/ldap/ldap.go:279

		user.Email = strings.TrimSpace(lUsers[0].Email)

		log.Debugf("Found ldap user %v", user)
	} else {
		return nil, errors.NotFoundError(nil).WithMessagef("no user found: %v", username)
	}

	return &user, nil
}

// SearchGroup -- Search group in ldap authenticator, groupKey is LDAP group DN.
func (l *Auth) SearchGroup(ctx context.Context, groupKey string) (*ugModel.UserGroup, error) {
	if _, err := goldap.ParseDN(groupKey); err != nil {
		return nil, auth.ErrInvalidLDAPGroupDN
	}
	s, err := ldapCtl.Ctl.Session(ctx)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can not load system ldap config: %v", err)
	}

	if err = s.Open(); err != nil {
		log.Warningf("ldap connection fail: %v", err)
		return nil, err
	}
	defer s.Close()
	userGroupList, err := s.SearchGroupByDN(groupKey)

	if err != nil {
		log.Warningf("ldap search group fail: %v", err)
		return nil, err
	}

	if len(userGroupList) == 0 {
		return nil, errors.NotFoundError(nil).WithMessagef("failed to searh ldap group with groupDN:%v", groupKey)
	}
	userGroup := ugModel.UserGroup{

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/core/auth/ldap/ldap.go:279 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of goharbor/harbor@7b2fd08cc5 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c0a53533b9ae82f6. Report an issue: GitHub.