[JENKINS-22063] Jenkins CLI login does not work

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server:8080 login --username name

returns the following error:

"--username" is not a valid option

Tried giving "-username", "-u", etc. still the same issue.

Our server uses LDAP for authentication. I had read number of related issues in jenkins-ci but none of them specified a concrete solution.

What am i missing here?

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Originally reported by ahmedu, imported from: Jenkins CLI login does not work

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): active-directory-plugin
  
• label(s): jenkins
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-07
  

Raw content of original issue

java -jar jenkins-cli.jar -s http://jenkins-server:8080 login --username name


returns the following error:

"--username" is not a valid option


Tried giving "-username", "-u", etc. still the same issue.

Our server uses LDAP for authentication. I had read number of related issues in jenkins-ci but none of them specified a concrete solution.


What am i missing here?

environment

```
OS: Linux - Red Hat 4

Jenkins version: 1.532.2
```

Start by reproducing the reported `java -jar jenkins-cli.jar ... login --username name` command against a Jenkins server using LDAP and confirm the option error. Then trace the active-directory-plugin's authentication and CLI entry points; done means the documented login flow accepts the intended credentials or reports the correct supported usage, with a regression test for the observed failure.

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