Chris,
Yes LDAP is up, i can even see LDAP access log when Oxtrust trying to load configuration.
This is the exact issue the Oxtrust configuration got loaded, but could not convert the JSON string to object,
```
Nov 26 09:27:25 2018-11-26 09:27:25,042 INFO [main] [org.gluu.oxtrust.util.BuildVersion] (BuildVersion.java:82) - Root element :beans
Nov 26 09:27:25 2018-11-26 09:27:25,359 INFO [main] [org.xdi.oxauth.model.util.SecurityProviderUtility] (SecurityProviderUtility.java:23) - Adding Bouncy Castle Provider
Nov 26 09:27:25 2018-11-26 09:27:25,638 INFO [main] [org.gluu.oxtrust.ldap.service.AppInitializer] (AppInitializer.java:275) - Build date 2018-11-09 20:29. Code revision 7a98d4cb9bbd1ba24f0486fb88c1ef86cdeeab69 on ${git.commit.time}. Build 302
Nov 26 09:27:25 2018-11-26 09:27:25,667 INFO [main] [org.gluu.oxtrust.config.ConfigurationFactory] (ConfigurationFactory.java:134) - Creating oxTrustConfiguration
Nov 26 09:27:25 2018-11-26 09:27:25,670 INFO [main] [org.gluu.oxtrust.config.ConfigurationFactory] (ConfigurationFactory.java:420) - ########## ldapFileName = /etc/gluu/conf/ox-ldap.properties
Nov 26 09:27:27 2018-11-26 09:27:27,097 INFO [main] [org.gluu.oxtrust.config.ConfigurationFactory] (ConfigurationFactory.java:357) - Loading configuration from LDAP...
Nov 26 09:27:27 2018-11-26 09:27:27,325 INFO [main] [org.gluu.oxtrust.ldap.service.AppInitializer] (AppInitializer.java:310) - Created ldapEntryManager: org.gluu.site.ldap.OperationsFacade@2a2632d9
Nov 26 09:27:27 2018-11-26 09:27:27,643 ERROR [main] [org.gluu.oxtrust.config.ConfigurationFactory] (ConfigurationFactory.java:405) - Failed to load configuration from LDAP
Nov 26 09:27:27 org.gluu.site.ldap.persistence.exception.MappingException: Failed to convert json value '{
Nov 26 09:27:27 "orgInum":"@!B25B.4280.6C89.D07D!0001!0AB3.44F0",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "orgIname":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "orgSupportEmail":"sathishkumar@contus.in",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "applianceInum":"@!B25B.4280.6C89.D07D!0002!D35E.8179",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "baseDN":"o=gluu",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "baseEndpoint":"https://192.168.7.234/identity/restv1",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpUrl":"https://192.168.7.234",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "applianceUrl":"https://192.168.7.234",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "keystorePath":"/etc/certs/shibIDP.jks",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "keystorePassword":"w25qnNpFWbXp",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "personObjectClassTypes":[
Nov 26 09:27:27 "gluuCustomPerson",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "gluuPerson",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "eduPerson"
Nov 26 09:27:27 ],
Nov 26 09:27:27 "personObjectClassDisplayNames":[
Nov 26 09:27:27 "gluuCustomPerson",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "gluuPerson",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "eduPerson"
Nov 26 09:27:27 ],
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "svnConfigurationStoreRoot":"unused",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "svnConfigurationStorePassword":"unused",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "persistSVN":false,
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "allowPersonModification":true,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "updateApplianceStatus":true,
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "clientAssociationAttribute":"inum",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "personCustomObjectClass":"gluuCustomPerson",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "contactObjectClassTypes":[
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 ],
Nov 26 09:27:27 "contactObjectClassDisplayNames":[
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 ],
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "photoRepositoryRootDir":"/var/ox/photos",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "photoRepositoryThumbWidth":300,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "photoRepositoryThumbHeight":300,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "photoRepositoryCountLeveles":3,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "photoRepositoryCountFoldersPerLevel":20,
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "shibboleth3FederationRootDir":"/opt/shibboleth-federation",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "velocityLog":"/opt/gluu/jetty/identity/logs/velocity.log",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "spMetadataPath":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "logoLocation":"/var/ox/photos",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "gluuSpAttributes":[
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 ],
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "configGeneration":None,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "ignoreValidation":false,
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpSecurityCert":"/etc/certs/shibIDP.crt",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpSecurityKey":"/etc/certs/shibIDP.key",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpSecurityKeyPassword":"FfvuGGLSTUaBVnBNkEVxlA==",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "gluuSpCert":"/etc/certs/shibIDP.crt",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpBindDn":"cn=Directory Manager",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpBindPassword":"7OjK10yWZ2t5wrML2QW4Ew==",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpLdapProtocol":"ldaps",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpLdapServer":"ldap.server:1636",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idpUserFields":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "ldifStore":"/var/ox/identity/removed",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "caCertsLocation":"/usr/java/latest/jre/lib/security/cacerts",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "caCertsPassphrase":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "certDir":"/etc/certs/",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "tempCertDir":"/etc/certs/temp",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "clusteredInums":[
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 ],
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "servicesRestartTrigger":"/opt/gluu/essential_files/trigger_restart_of_services_delete_me_to_do_so",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "oxAuthIssuer":"https://192.168.7.234",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "oxAuthSectorIdentifierUrl":"https://192.168.7.234/oxauth/sectoridentifier",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "oxAuthClientId":"@!B25B.4280.6C89.D07D!0001!0AB3.44F0!0008!0716.CE25",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "oxAuthClientPassword":"dQvU9cUyEtuNO72sNPQbYQ==",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "oxAuthClientScope":"openid+profile+email+user_name",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "loginRedirectUrl":"https://192.168.7.234/identity/authentication/getauthcode",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "logoutRedirectUrl":"https://192.168.7.234/identity/authentication/finishlogout",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "umaIssuer":"https://192.168.7.234",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "scimUmaClientId":"@!B25B.4280.6C89.D07D!0001!0AB3.44F0!0008!1C1B.DACF",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "scimUmaClientKeyId":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "scimUmaResourceId":"0f13ae5a-135e-4b01-a290-7bbe62e7d40f",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "scimUmaScope":"https://192.168.7.234/oxauth/restv1/uma/scopes/scim_access",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "scimUmaClientKeyStoreFile":"/etc/certs/scim-rs.jks",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "scimUmaClientKeyStorePassword":"aSuAqRzNv/vJSe5po4M9/g==",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "passportUmaClientId":"@!B25B.4280.6C89.D07D!0001!0AB3.44F0!0008!94CA.10C1",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "passportUmaClientKeyId":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "passportUmaResourceId":"0f963ecc-93f0-49c1-beae-ad2006abbb99",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "passportUmaScope":"https://192.168.7.234/oxauth/restv1/uma/scopes/passport_access",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "passportUmaClientKeyStoreFile":"/etc/certs/passport-rs.jks",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "passportUmaClientKeyStorePassword":"pQvIiLdoU//yHgAywPxoFQ==",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "cssLocation":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "jsLocation":"",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "rptConnectionPoolUseConnectionPooling":true,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "rptConnectionPoolMaxTotal":200,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "rptConnectionPoolDefaultMaxPerRoute":20,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "rptConnectionPoolValidateAfterInactivity":10,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "rptConnectionPoolCustomKeepAliveTimeout":5,
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "shibbolethVersion":"v3",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "shibboleth3IdpRootDir":"/opt/shibboleth-idp",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "shibboleth3SpConfDir":"/opt/shibboleth-idp/sp",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "organizationName":"Versa",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idp3SigningCert":"/etc/certs/idp-signing.crt",
Nov 26 09:27:27 "idp3EncryptionCert":"/etc/certs/idp-encryption.crt",
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "clientWhiteList": ["*"],
Nov 26 09:27:27 "clientBlackList": ["*.attacker.com/*"],
Nov 26 09:27:27
Nov 26 09:27:27 "scimTestMode":false,
Nov 26 09:27:27 "ScimProperties": {
Nov 26 09:27:27 "maxCount": 1000
Nov 26 09:27:27 }
Nov 26 09:27:27 }
Nov 26 09:27:27 ' to object
```
Caught Exception code line: https://github.com/GluuFederation/oxTrust/blob/version_3.1.3.1/server/src/main/java/org/gluu/oxtrust/config/ConfigurationFactory.java#L405