Password Bootstrapping How Does the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory Work?

19-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Oracle Directory Integration Platform

19.5.1 Installing the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory

This section describes how to install the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory on a domain controller. To install the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory on a domain controller:

1. Do the following:

For 32-bit systems a. Locate the setup.exe file in the utils\adpwdfilter directory in the distribution package.

b. Run the setup.exe command to extract the installation files to a directory on

your domain controller.

c. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the installation files and

double-click setup.exe. The Welcome page of the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory installation program displays, informing you that the program will install the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory. For 64-bit systems a. Updating the PATH environment variable on your Windows system is a prerequisite for installing the 64-bit version of the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory. Append the following to the PATH environment variable on your Windows system: C:\windows\SysWOW64 For instructions about how to edit Windows environment variables, refer to the following page: http:www.microsoft.comresourcesdocumentationwindowsx pallproddocsen-ussysdm_advancd_environmnt_addchange_ variable.mspx SSL Port The Oracle Internet Directory port that is configured for SSL server authentication. Non-SSL Port The Oracle Internet Directory for unencrypted communication. Oracle Internet Directory User The distinguished name of an Oracle Internet Directory user with permissions to update user passwords in the base DN. For example: cn=orcladmin. Oracle Internet Directory User Password The specified Oracle Internet Directory user’s password. Note: The Microsoft Active Directory and Oracle Internet Directory configuration parameters listed in the following procedure are described in Table 19–1 and Table 19–2 . Table 19–2 Cont. Oracle Password Filter Configuration Parameters for Oracle Internet Directory Parameter Description