Firewall does not recognize users randomly

Firewall does not recognize users randomly

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Created On 03/21/22 13:12 PM - Last Modified 12/13/24 21:56 PM


Symptom


  • User does not appear in the ip-user-mapping at the time of issue.
    PA_Firewall> show user ip-user-mapping ip x.x.x.x 
    
    IP address:    x.x.x.x (vsys1)
    User:          unknown
    From:          Unknown
    Idle Timeout:  1s
    Max. TTL:      4s
    HIP Query:     Disabled
    
    
  • Logs under "useridd.log" (less mp-log useridd.log) on Firewall shows that the domain for that user does not exist in group-mapping
    Warning: pan_user_group_user_prime_uid_lookup(pan_user_group_multi_attr.c:1292): For domain\username user, domain <domain_name> does not exist in group-mapping
    Warning: pan_user_group_user_prime_uid_lookup(pan_user_group_multi_attr.c:1292): For domain\username user, domain <domain_name> does not exist in group-mapping


Environment


  • Palo Alto Firewalls
  • Supported PAN-OS
  • User based Security Rules configured
  • Same Domain Controllers configured as User-ID Agent and Agentless:


Cause


The mappings of User-ID Agent can be overwritten by the Agentless configuration and visa versa.



Resolution


Ensure the Domain controllers are used in the User-ID Agent or in the Agentless configuration, but not both.



Additional Information


Two different types of User ID-Agent:



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