ForgeRock DS PKIX Path Building Failed: Complete Certificate Troubleshooting Guide
The PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target error is one of the most common issues when deploying ForgeRock Directory Services (DS) in production. It means the Java runtime cannot verify the TLS certificate chain — and until you fix it, LDAPS connections, replication, and AM-to-DS communication will all fail. Clone the companion repo: All diagnostic and fix scripts from this guide are available at IAMDevBox/forgerock-ds-cert-troubleshoot. Clone it, configure config.env, and run ./scripts/diagnose.sh ds.example.com 1636 for instant diagnosis. ...