Hi bdaw, thanks for ur fast reply.. the same .ldif file is working with other applications where the authintication has done from ldap. But if i user the same .ldif for jboss portal then only i'm facing this prob... and one more doubt in my .ldif file i don't have any roles like User,Admin... then how can i assign the Admin Role permissions to my company specific role and as well as users.......? Regards, J View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4177862#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...