> > > Our management has decided to have all authentication done through > (existing) LDAP. Please forgive my ignorance, but I do not have any idea how > to set/test in test environment. > If it is just for database authentication, it's a simple entry in sqlnet.ora . > Most of search directs me to OID. I am not sure I need to use OID. Do we > need license to use LDAP? > You can use OID for database authentication without any extra licensing fees. See the Oracle Software Investment Guide for details. (sorry, you'll have to google for that yourself) -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist