RE: Tnanames.ora

http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/win.102/b14304/active_ dir.htm#CDECHCBC

Directory Naming Software Requirements

For client computers from which you want to manage Oracle Database enterprise users, roles and domains, you must have Oracle8i Client release 8.1.6 or later and one of the following Microsoft products:

• Windows XP
• Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003

For the database, you must have Oracle8i Database release 8.1.6 or later. This is required for registering the database service as an object in Active Directory. The database can use any of the following Microsoft products:

• Windows 2000
• Windows Server 2003

Both the client computers and the database must be members of a Windows 2000 domain.

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Niall Litchfield Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:37 AM To: goran00_at_gmail.com
Cc: mgogala_at_vmsinfo.com; oracle-l
Subject: Re: Tnanames.ora

On 2/27/07, goran bogdanovic <goran00_at_gmail.com> wrote:

        Mladen,         

        You could use OpenLDAP on Linux, but 'small' problem is that Oracle OID .ldif-Format is different from the OpenLDAP format...so, you need to 'change' it a bit - a lot of fun guaranteed :-)

        The disadvantage of Microsoft AD is that client computers and the database server must run on windows OS.  

Where do you get that last bit of information from? I'm pretty certain that it's incorrect.      

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