java.net.UnknownHostException: Failed to negotiate with a suitable domain controller for xxx

[Seema Patel]

Hi,

I am not sure if this is the right List to post this on, please advise if it 
isn't and let me know where is best to post.

I am getting the following error on one of our applications running on our 
intranet:

2013-07-31 17:15:11,180 [http-xxx.xxx.x.xxx-xx-x] ERROR 
org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/forms].[action] 
- Servlet.service() for servlet action threw exception
java.net.UnknownHostException: Failed to negotiate with a suitable domain 
controller for xxx.LOCAL
    at jcifs.smb.SmbSession.getChallengeForDomain(SmbSession.java:187)
    at jcifs.http.NtlmHttpFilter.negotiate(NtlmHttpFilter.java:150)
    at jcifs.http.NtlmHttpFilter.doFilter(NtlmHttpFilter.java:114)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:465)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn.invoke(SingleSignOn.java:393)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108)
    at 
org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:174)
    at 
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProcessor.process(Http11AprProcessor.java:837)
    at 
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11AprProtocol.java:640)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$Worker.run(AprEndpoint.java:1287)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

In my tomcat/conf/server.xml file I have:

<Realm className="com.viatel.tomcatrealms.ADJNDIRealm"
                debug="01" resourceName="ActiveDirectory"
                connectionURL="ldap://xxx:xxx";
                alternativeURL="ldap://xxx:xxx";
                connectionName="LDAP@xxx.local" connectionPassword="xxx"
                referrals="follow" userBase="dc=vtlwavenet,dc=local"
                userSearch="(sAMAccountName={0})" userSubtree="true"
                roleBase="dc=xxx,dc=local" roleSearch="(member={0})"
                roleName="cn" roleSubtree="true" />

I have 2 .war files running from this tomcat - 1) intranet portal A, 2) 
intranet helpdesk page and also another intranet portal B (both run from 
slightly different URLs).
When tomcat was restarted the intranet portal A runs, intranet portal B runs 
but the intranet helpdesk portal doesn't run.  For this we get the error 
message shown above.

I don't know if it is the java code, some setting in the tomcat catalina base 
or if it is a tomcat network issue.

We are running Tomcat 5.5.29.


java version "1.5.0_22"

Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
1.5.0_22-b03)

Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_22-b03, mixed mode,
sharing)

It is on a Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 VM box.


Any help on this is appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Seema