Message

Message-Id: <25977.338723@fatcity.com> From: "Niall Litchfield" Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:24:50 +0100 Subject: RE: Active Directory question This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C34FC6.23522210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I didn't see it, probably 10G overload.... I too have thought about it and decided, um no. My reasons. 1. Its a brand new naming method. Brand new tends to mean buggy. 2. It requires modifying the AD schema (so you need to be schema admin to do this) 3. It will increase AD replication traffic. 4. What does it give that ONAMES doesn't? FWIW we don't register MSSQL with AD either. Niall -----Original Message----- From: ml-errors@fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors@fatcity.com] On Behalf Of Jamadagni, Rajendra Sent: 21 July 2003 16:35 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Active Directory question I have _thought_ about it and given up on that .. seriously, next year we will look at it again ... really . Raj ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com All Views expressed in this email are strictly personal. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! -----Original Message----- From: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:DWILLIAMS@LIFETOUCH.COM] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:25 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Active Directory question I did not receive any replies to this posting. Does that mean that nobody has connected Oracle to Active Directory? Has anyone tried and given up on this? -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 1:42 PM To: 'ORACLE-L@fatcity.com' We are trying to configure an Oracle LDAP connection to Microsoft Active Directory. This is so a client machine can get the connection information (an alternative to tnsnames.ora or Oracle Names) and connect to an Oracle9i database on Sun Solaris. Does anyone know how you create the container called Oracle Context Structure in Active Directory? My Active Directory administrator tells me this is not like a normal AD container. We've read the documents and are confused on this point. Thanks. Dennis Williams DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA Lifetouch, Inc. dwilliams@lifetouch.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS INET: DWILLIAMS@LIFETOUCH.COM Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). ------=_NextPart_000_0073_01C34FC6.23522210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

I=20 didn't see it, probably 10G overload....

I too=20 have thought about it and decided, um no.

My=20 reasons.

1. Its=20 a brand new naming method. Brand new tends to mean buggy. =

2. It=20 requires modifying the AD schema (so you need to be schema admin to do=20 this)

3. It=20 will increase AD replication traffic.

4.=20 What does it give that ONAMES doesn't?

FWIW=20 we don't register MSSQL with AD either.

Niall

-----Original Message-----
From:=20 ml-errors@fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors@fatcity.com] On Behalf Of=20 Jamadagni, Rajendra
Sent: 21 July 2003 = 16:35
To:=20 Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Active = Directory=20 question

I have _thought_ about it and given up on that = ..=20

seriously, next year we will look at it again ... = really=20 .

Raj
----------------------------------------------------------------= ----------------=20
Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com =
All Views expressed in this email are strictly = personal.=20
QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is = an art=20 !

-----Original Message-----
From:=20 DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:DWILLIAMS@LIFETOUCH.COM]=20
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:25 AM =
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: Active Directory question

I did not receive any replies to this posting. Does = that mean=20 that nobody
has connected Oracle to Active = Directory?=20 Has anyone tried and given up on
this?

-----Original Message-----
Sent:=20 Wednesday, July 16, 2003 1:42 PM
To:=20 'ORACLE-L@fatcity.com'

We are trying to configure an Oracle LDAP connection = to=20 Microsoft Active
Directory. This is so a = client=20 machine can get the connection information
(an=20 alternative to tnsnames.ora or Oracle Names) and connect to an = Oracle9i=20
database on Sun Solaris.
    Does anyone know how you create the = container called=20 Oracle Context
Structure in Active = Directory? My=20 Active Directory administrator tells me
this = is not=20 like a normal AD container. We've read the documents and are =
confused on this point. Thanks.

Dennis Williams
DBA, = 80%OCP, 100% DBA=20
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams@lifetouch.com

--
Please see the official = ORACLE-L=20 FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net
-- =
Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS
=20 INET: DWILLIAMS@LIFETOUCH.COM

Fat City Network Services    -- = 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com=20
San Diego,=20 California        -- Mailing list = and web=20 hosting services
----------------------------------------------------------------= -----=20
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an = E-Mail=20 message
to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT = spelling=20 of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, = include a line=20 containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of = mailing=20