How to modify DN of an LDAP entry?
I have a requirement to change the CN of a LDAP group (cn=mahendra). I have constructed the ldif file as shown below. dn: cn=mahendra,cn=groups,dc=oracle,dc=com changetype: modify replace: cn cn: mahendrak When I ran the ldapmodify command to change DN, it resulted in error as shown below. $ ./ldapmodify -h testmac.oracle.com -p 389 -D cn=orcladmin -w […]
Read MoreIDM 11gR2 changes/new features : OIM Catalog to create Accounts (Application Instances, Roles, Entitlements)
This post is fourth in series “Oracle Identity Management 11gr2 changes/new features” and covers new feature Catalog used during a provisioning operation (creating account in application like AD or EBS integrated with OIM). Users request the Application Instances, Entitlement, and Roles through the Catalog (aka Access Request Catalog). For other new features in Oracle IdM 11gR2 […]
Read MoreBook : Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) for Oracle Applications
I recently received book “Governance, Risk, and Compliance Handbook for Oracle Applications” that I am going to read over next few months. This book is written by Nigel King (VP for Functional Architecture at Fusion Application) & Adil R Khan (MD at FulcrumWay) Who this book is for : “The audience for this book are […]
Read MoreApplication Instance in OIM – IDM 11gR2 changes/new features
Application Instances (new entity introduced in OIM 11gR2) is the entity that can be provisioned to a user. Application Instance are published to the catalog and user can access application instances via catalog. In Pre-OIM 11gR2, to provision account you select name of the resource where as from OIM 11gR2 onwards resources and entitlements are […]
Read MoreIDM 11gR2 changes/new features : OIM Sandboxes
In my last post I touched on new console (System Administrator /sysadmin) introduced in OIM 11gR2 and highlighted new link sandboxes, this post covers information about sandboxes (new feature) in OIM 11gR2 As per OIM Admin Guide Sandbox is an area where metadata objects can be modified without affecting their mainline usage. In simple words, sandbox […]
Read MorePolicy import failed in delete_existing mode in OES 10g
Refer my previous posts on export and import the entire policy data here and application specific data here in OES 10g. Today when I was importing the application specific exported policy XML using policyIX.sh command I got the errors in the command output as shown below. $ ./policyIX.sh -import -disableTransaction ../config/policyIX_config.xml policies_oes.xml Uploading file:/opt/oracle/bea/wls10_3/ales32-admin/bin/../config/policyIX_config.xml Upload […]
Read MoreHow to export Application specific policy data in OES 10g?
Long time ago I wrote a post on exporting and importing policies in OES 10g but that is full export and import. However if you want to only application specific policy data then this post is useful. policyIX.sh is the tool used to export and import policies, however there are other ways/tools used for import […]
Read MoreHow to find/audit Failed Login Attempts in OID 11g
It is often required (for audit compliance or for troubleshooting) to record failed or successful login attempts for Oracle Internet Directory (LDAP Server from Oracle). There are multiple ways (WLST, EM, LDIF, ODSM) to enable auditing in Oracle Internet Directory (OID)11g to record failed or successful logins and most simple way is to enable it […]
Read More“RequestCacheType” setting in OAM 11g
This post will talk about an important setting of OAM 11g high availability environment. The Oracle doc for setting up OAM 11g in HA is here. The section 8.8.3.11 explains changing request cache type. Let us see the importance of this flag and certain other factors where this is essential. When a user access a […]
Read MoreIDM 11gR2 changes/new features : OIM Sysadmin & Identity console
This post (first one in series IDM 11gR2 changes/new features) covers change in OIM URL and Administration Console. For Oracle IDM 11gR2 high level installation steps click here, for IDM 11gR2 documentation click here and to download IDM 11gR2 software click here 1. Administration Console – In 11gR1 (11.1.1.3/5) there are three Administration Web Consoles a) Self Service […]
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