Databricks Provisioning "Error while verifying if user exists: Forbidden. Errors reported by remote server" in Okta
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Okta Integration Network
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
Databricks provisioning flow fails with the following error visible in the Okta dashboard:
Automatic provisioning of user <username> to app Databricks failed: Error while verifying if user <username> exists: Forbidden. Errors reported by remote server
Applies To
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Databricks
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Provisioning
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Error
Cause
The API token used for creating the API connection is invalid.
Solution
- Go to Okta Admin Console and navigate to Applications > Applications > Databricks > Provisioning > Integration > Edit.
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Enter the token received from Databricks as the API Token.
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Click Test API Credentials, verify the connection was successful, and then click Save.
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Attempt the failed tasks again. Navigate to Dashboard > Tasks. Any failed assignments should appear under Tasks.
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After locating the failed task for the user that should be retried, click on Retry Selected.
