[JENKINS-73847] [active-directory-plugin] Missing Test Domain button in Windows

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See

active-directory-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/active_directory/ActiveDirectorySecurityRealm/config.jelly

Lines 8 to 37 in fa573e7

	<f:optionalBlock title="${%Specify custom Active Directory domain name}"
	inline="true" name="customDomain" checked="${instance.domains!=null}"
	help="/plugin/active-directory/help/domain-name-windows.html">
	<f:entry field="domains" title="${%Domains}">
	<f:repeatable field="domains" add="${%Add Domain}">
	<a:blockWrapper>
	<br/>
	<f:entry title="${%Domain Name}" field="name">
	<f:textbox />
	</f:entry>
	<f:entry title="${%Domain controller}" field="servers">
	<f:textbox />
	</f:entry>
	<f:entry field="site" title="${%Site}">
	<f:textbox />
	</f:entry>
	<f:entry field="bindName" title="${%Bind DN}">
	<f:textbox />
	</f:entry>
	<f:entry field="bindPassword" title="${%Bind Password}">
	<f:password />
	</f:entry>
	</a:blockWrapper>
	<div align="right">
	<input type="button" value="Delete Domain" class="repeatable-delete" style="margin-left: 1em;" />
	</div>
	</f:repeatable>
	</f:entry>
	<st:include page="configAdvanced.jelly" class="${descriptor.clazz}"/>
	</f:optionalBlock>

and

active-directory-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/active_directory/ActiveDirectorySecurityRealm.java

Lines 527 to 540 in fa573e7

	public boolean canDoNativeAuth() {
	if (!Functions.isWindows()) return false;
	try {
	ClassFactory.createConnection().dispose();
	return true;
	} catch (Throwable t) {
	if (!WARNED) {
	LOGGER.log(Level.INFO,"COM4J isn't working. Falling back to non-native authentication",t);
	WARNED = true;
	}
	return false;
	}
	}

. This means that on Windows the Test Domain button doesn't show up.

Neither TLS Configuration shows up

Reproduction steps

On Linux

1. Start Jenkins
2. Install active-directory-plugin
3. Go to Manage Jenkins > Security > Security Realm
4. Select Active directory
5. Click on Add Domain -> TLS Configuration is there and the button Test Domain shows up and it is clickable

On Windows

1. Start Jenkins
2. Install active-directory-plugin
3. Go to Manage Jenkins > Security > Security Realm
4. Select Active directory
5. Select Specify custom Active Directory domain name
6. Click on Add Domain -> TLS Configuration is not available and the button Test Domain doesn't show up

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Originally reported by fcojfernandez, imported from: [active-directory-plugin] Missing Test Domain button in Windows

• assignee: fbelzunc
• status: Open
• priority: Trivial
• component(s): active-directory-plugin
• resolution: Unresolved
• votes: 0
• watchers: 1
• imported: 2025-12-07

Raw content of original issue

See 

  

    

      active-directory-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/active_directory/ActiveDirectorySecurityRealm/config.jelly
    
    

        Lines 8 to 37
      in
      fa573e7
    
  
  

    


        

          

          
 <f:optionalBlock title="${%Specify custom Active Directory domain name}" 
        

        

          

          
                  inline="true" name="customDomain" checked="${instance.domains!=null}" 
        

        

          

          
                  help="/plugin/active-directory/help/domain-name-windows.html"> 
        

        

          

          
   <f:entry field="domains" title="${%Domains}"> 
        

        

          

          
     <f:repeatable field="domains" add="${%Add Domain}"> 
        

        

          

          
       <a:blockWrapper> 
        

        

          

          
         <br/> 
        

        

          

          
         <f:entry title="${%Domain Name}" field="name"> 
        

        

          

          
           <f:textbox /> 
        

        

          

          
         </f:entry> 
        

        

          

          
         <f:entry title="${%Domain controller}" field="servers"> 
        

        

          

          
           <f:textbox /> 
        

        

          

          
         </f:entry> 
        

        

          

          
         <f:entry field="site" title="${%Site}"> 
        

        

          

          
           <f:textbox /> 
        

        

          

          
         </f:entry> 
        

        

          

          
         <f:entry field="bindName" title="${%Bind DN}"> 
        

        

          

          
           <f:textbox /> 
        

        

          

          
         </f:entry> 
        

        

          

          
         <f:entry field="bindPassword" title="${%Bind Password}"> 
        

        

          

          
           <f:password /> 
        

        

          

          
         </f:entry> 
        

        

          

          
       </a:blockWrapper> 
        

        

          

          
       <div align="right"> 
        

        

          

          
         <input type="button" value="Delete Domain" class="repeatable-delete" style="margin-left: 1em;" /> 
        

        

          

          
       </div> 
        

        

          

          
     </f:repeatable> 
        

        

          

          
   </f:entry> 
        

        

          

          
   <st:include page="configAdvanced.jelly" class="${descriptor.clazz}"/> 
        

        

          

          
 </f:optionalBlock> 
        
    
  

 and 

  

    

      active-directory-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/active_directory/ActiveDirectorySecurityRealm.java
    
    

        Lines 527 to 540
      in
      fa573e7
    
  
  

    


        

          

          
 public boolean canDoNativeAuth() { 
        

        

          

          
     if (!Functions.isWindows())     return false; 
        

        

          

          
  
        

        

          

          
     try { 
        

        

          

          
         ClassFactory.createConnection().dispose(); 
        

        

          

          
         return true; 
        

        

          

          
     } catch (Throwable t) { 
        

        

          

          
         if (!WARNED) { 
        

        

          

          
             LOGGER.log(Level.INFO,"COM4J isn't working. Falling back to non-native authentication",t); 
        

        

          

          
             WARNED = true; 
        

        

          

          
         } 
        

        

          

          
         return false; 
        

        

          

          
     } 
        

        

          

          
 } 
        
    
  

. This means that on Windows the Test Domain button doesn't show up.


Neither TLS Configuration shows up

Reproduction steps

On Linux


	
Start Jenkins
	
Install active-directory-plugin
	
Go to Manage Jenkins > Security > Security Realm
	
Select Active directory
	
Click on Add Domain -> TLS Configuration is there and the button Test Domain shows up and it is clickable



On Windows


	
Start Jenkins
	
Install active-directory-plugin
	
Go to Manage Jenkins > Security > Security Realm
	
Select Active directory
	
Select Specify custom Active Directory domain name
	
Click on Add Domain -> TLS Configuration is not available and the button Test Domain doesn't show up

• environment: Jenkins running on Windows with active-directory plugin