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Re: Anyone using active directory instead of tnsnames.ora?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:46:51 -0700
Message-ID: <1158677209.753857@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


Tasm wrote:
> Is anyone using active directory instead of tnsnames.ora?

Not of which I am aware and I'd caution anyone against doing so as it is non-transportable.

> Just wondering because administering numerous tnsnames.ora files can be
> a bit of a pain?

Which is why Oracle has a solution that works on all operating systems: The TNS_ADMIN environment variable.

-- 
Daniel Morgan
University of Washington
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
Received on Tue Sep 19 2006 - 09:46:51 CDT

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