4.8 Unable to Login Due to JSON Parsing Error

Issue: It is not possible to login on a workstation. The debug log files of Windows Client contain the JSON syntax/ parsing errors.

Reason:

  1. The third-party software (for example, Citrix XenDesktop License Manager) uses the same 8082 port.

  2. An Advanced Authentication server's DNS name is specified in the discovery.host parameter instead of the IP address. Windows Client does not resolve the Advanced Authentication server's IP address.

Workaround: Perform the following to resolve the issue:

  1. Change the default port by using the offline.port parameter, which is the cache service of Windows Client, in the C:\ProgramData\NetIQ\Windows Client\config.properties file to a free port.

  2. Set discovery.resolveAddr=false to disable the resolving of the IP address, which is disabled by default on Windows.