How To Fix LDAPSYNC042 - Entry has an initial value in filter attribute: &1&2&3&4

LDAPSYNC042 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: LDAPSYNC - Messages for Synchronization with a Directory

• Message number: 042

• Message text: Entry has an initial value in filter attribute: &1&2&3&4

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LDAPSYNC042 - Details

• The SAP error message LDAPSYNC042 indicates that there is an issue with the synchronization of user data between SAP and an LDAP directory. Specifically, the error message states that an entry has an initial value in a filter attribute, which means that the synchronization process has encountered an attribute that is not set correctly or is not in the expected format.
  
  Cause:
  The error can occur due to several reasons:
  
  Incorrect Configuration: The LDAP synchronization settings in SAP may not be configured correctly, leading to issues with how attributes are mapped or filtered.
  Missing or Invalid Attributes: The user entries in the LDAP directory may have attributes that are either missing or contain invalid values that do not meet the expected criteria.
  Filter Issues: The filter used to retrieve or synchronize entries may be incorrectly defined, causing the synchronization process to fail when it encounters unexpected values.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the LDAPSYNC042 error, you can take the