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Oracle® Application Server Release Notes
10
g
(10.1.4.0.1) for Microsoft Windows
Part Number B28191-03
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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
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1
What's New in the
Oracle Application Server Release Notes
?
1.1
Chapter 3, "Installation and Upgrade Issues"
1.2
Chapter 4, "General Management and Security Issues"
1.3
Chapter 5, "High Availability"
1.4
Chapter 6, "Oracle Access Manager"
1.5
Chapter 7, "Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On"
1.6
Chapter 8, "Oracle Identity Federation"
1.7
Chapter 10, "Oracle Internet Directory"
1.8
Chapter 13, "Oracle Directory Integration Platform"
2
Introduction
2.1
Latest Release Information
2.2
Purpose of this Document
2.3
Operating System Requirements
2.4
Multiple Versions of Identity Management in this Release
2.5
Certification Information
2.6
Licensing Information
3
Installation and Upgrade Issues
3.1
Installation Issues
3.1.1
Unique Global Database Name Required During Installation
3.1.2
Error Message During Deinstallation
3.1.3
Do Not Use Turkish Locale During Installation
3.1.4
Avoid Using Switzerland Locale During OracleAS Metadata Repository Installation
3.1.5
Oracle Application Server Repository Creation Assistant Fails During Loading When the Database Uses Certain Chinese Character Sets
3.1.6
OracleAS Cold Failover Cluster: Additional Configuration Steps for Oracle Delegated Administration Services
3.1.7
Oracle Internet Directory SSL Connection Fail Intermittently
3.1.8
Incorrect Location for Debug Message
3.1.9
Illegible or Garbage Characters Output in a Russian Locale
3.1.10
Application Server Control Console Link Not Operational in non-English Installations
3.1.11
Set the NLS Parameter Before Installing
3.1.12
Resource Bundle Key String Displayed on Oracle Universal Installer Screen
3.1.13
Deconfiguration Assistant Fails from Command Window
3.1.14
Excessive Privileges for OracleAS Metadata Repository Installations
3.1.15
Incorrect Guidelines for Online Help
3.1.16
OIDCA Fails Due to Misconfigure in /ECT/HOSTS
3.1.17
DB Console of Infrastructure IM+MR Cannot be Started
3.2
Upgrade Issues
3.2.1
Upgrade of Identity Management Installation to 10.1.4.0.1
3.2.2
Additional Step Required When Upgrading OracleAS Metadata Repository Release 9.0.4.3 to 10.1.4.0.1
3.2.3
Configuring Port Values for the Load Balancer and Oracle Internet Directory When Upgrading Oracle Application Server Cluster (Identity Management)
3.2.4
Harmless Error Messages During OracleAS Metadata Repository Upgrade
3.2.5
Metadata Repository Container Version
3.2.6
Issues When Using the ldifwrite Command to Back Up the Oracle Internet Directory
3.2.7
Upgrade of OracleAS Cold Failover Clusters Fails While Running Configuration Assistant
3.3
Documentation Errata
3.3.1
Incorrect Line Breaks in MRUA Sample Output
3.3.2
Incorrect Global Database Naming Standard
4
General Management and Security Issues
4.1
General Management Issues
4.1.1
Modifying targets.xml After Enabling SSL for Oracle Identity Management 10
g
(10.1.4.0.1)
4.1.2
Changing the IP Address of a Metadata Repository Created with Oracle Application Server Repository Creation Assistant
4.1.3
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Does not Display all Integration Profiles
4.1.4
Additional Information for Changing Hostname for Identity Management Installations
4.2
Documentation Errata
4.2.1
References to OracleAS Web Cache and OracleAS Portal in the Application Server Control Console Online Help
5
High Availability
5.1
General Issues and Workarounds
5.1.1
Problem Performing a Clone Instance or Clone Topology Operation
5.1.2
OracleAS Guard Release 10.1.2.1.1 Cannot Be Used with Oracle RAC Databases
5.1.3
OracleAS Guard Returned an Inappropriate Message When It Could Not Find the User Specified Database Identifier
5.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
5.2.1
An OracleAS Guard asgctl verify Operation Does Not Check Temp Directories
5.2.2
The asgctl shutdown topology Command Does Not Shut Down an MRCA Database That is Detected To Be of a repCa Type Database
5.3
Documentation Errata and Omissions
5.3.1
Availability of a Previously Undocumented asgctl Command: create standby database
5.3.2
Connecting to an OracleAS Guard Server May Return an Authentication Error
5.3.3
A Create Standby Database Operation Fails with an ASG_DGA-12500 Error Message on Windows
5.3.4
All emagents Must Be Shut Down Before Performing OracleAS Guard Operations
5.3.5
Procedure to Patch a 10.1.2.0.0 Disaster Recovery Setup with a 10.1.2.1.0 Patchset
5.3.6
Running Instantiate Topology Across Nodes After Executing a Failover Operation Results in an ORA-01665 Error
5.3.7
OracleAS Guard Is Unable to Shutdown the Database Because More Than One Instance of Oracle RAC is Running
6
Oracle Access Manager
6.1
General Issues
6.1.1
Known Issue With JDK 1.1.7
6.1.2
The Name "Query Builder" Is Not Always Translated
6.1.3
Users Can Access Resources After Password Reset Without Logging In
6.2
Installation and Upgrade Issues and Workarounds
6.2.1
Change the Transport Security Mode During Installation
6.2.2
Special Considerations for adding Language Packs to an Installation area with Space Characters
6.2.3
iPlanet Server Fails After Tuning
6.2.4
Oracle Internet Directory Servers Require Tuning After Installation
6.2.5
Support for DirX Has Been Deprecated
6.2.6
"Enter Password" String Does Not Display Correctly During Installation
6.2.7
Uninstalling a Language Pack With a "2" Designation Causes an Error
6.3
Removal Issues and Workarounds
6.3.1
Removing Language Packs
6.3.2
Removing the Default Administrator Language
6.3.3
Removing Components and Reinstalling
6.4
Access System Issues and Workarounds
6.4.1
WebGate Diagnostics URL Incorrectly Report the Access Server Is Down
6.4.2
WebGate Is Unable to Connect to Its Associated Access Server
6.4.3
Memory Usage Rises After Configuring a Directory Server Profile
6.4.4
Unable to Select Users in the Access Manager Using Simplified Chinese
6.4.5
The Passthrough Challenge Parameter Does Not Work on a Domino Web Server
6.4.6
Queue Parameter Not Taking Effect on Microsoft Windows 2003
6.4.7
Steps for Integrating the Access System with OracleAS Single Sign-On 10.1.2.0.2
6.4.8
Return Type Parameters Are Case-Sensitive in This Release
6.4.9
Single Sign-On with Oracle Identity Management Fails
6.5
Identity System Workarounds and Issues
6.5.1
Identity System Deletes a User Entry When an RDN is Modified
6.5.2
Auditing for the Identity System Ceases to Work
6.5.3
Identity Server Crashes if It Cannot Find a Style Sheet
6.5.4
WebPass Is Unable to Connect to Its Associated Identity Server
6.5.5
Memory Usage Rises for an Identity Server After Configuring a Directory Server Profile
6.5.6
Errors Are Found in the HTTP Logs After Setting Up the Identity System
6.5.7
Reports With Non-ASCII Characters Are Not Imported Correctly in Excel
6.5.8
Translation of Tab Names May be Incomplete
6.5.9
Non-ASCII Values for Certain Display Types Are Corrupted in the Identity System Console
6.5.10
Data Is Lost When Saving an Object Profile in Org. Manager
6.6
Directory Issues
6.6.1
Error "There Is No Profile Configured for this Kind of Object"
6.6.2
Issues With the Display of Messages in Some Languages
6.6.3
Support for eDirectory 8.7.3
6.7
Documentation Issues
6.7.1
Reference to Oracle Internet Directory Is Needed in Installation Preparation Checklist
6.7.2
Error in Environment Variable Setting for WebSphere Integration
6.7.3
Help Mentions WebGateStatic.lst But No Such File Exists
6.7.4
The obEnableCredentialCache Credential Mapping Parameter Is Misspelled
6.7.5
Warning Regarding Retrieving Authorization Data From an External Source
6.7.6
Active Directory MaxPageSize Parameter Stated as PageSize Parameter
6.7.7
Missing Parameter in globalparams.xml Documentation
7
Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On
7.1
Installation, Installation and Upgrade Issues
7.1.1
Directory Considerations During Installation
7.1.2
Directory Considerations After Installation
7.1.3
Identity Management Grid Control Considerations During Uninstallation
7.2
General Issues
7.2.1
A "Host Unavailable" Entry Appears on Non-English Monitoring Pages
7.2.2
Dynamic Global Logout Directives Must Pass the String "Oracle SSO"
7.2.3
Multilevel Authentication Configuration May or May Not Require a Port Number
7.2.4
Configuring mod_osso with Virtual Hosts on Windows
7.2.5
Configuring the Single Sign-On Server for Multiple Realms on Windows
8
Oracle Identity Federation
8.1
General Issues and Workarounds
8.1.1
Credential Re-entry When Accessing a SiteMinder Protected Resource
8.1.2
Reauthentication after Session Timeout with OracleAS Single Sign-On and SAML 1.x or WS-Federation
8.1.3
Attribute Sharing with the Microsoft Internet Information Server
8.1.4
Redirection Loops with Oracle Access Manager
8.1.5
Truncated Text in Japanese Version of Oracle Universal Installer
8.1.6
Unused Assertion Profile With Invalid Attribute Mapping Can Cause SSO Failure
8.1.7
Signed SAML 1.0 Assertions Can Cause SSO Failures
8.1.8
Encrypting Network Connections
8.1.9
Spurious Certificate Verification Failure in Debug Log
8.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
8.2.1
Administration Console Is Not Accessible After Changing Transient Data Store
8.2.2
Signing SAML Response with Assertion
8.2.3
Assertions Using SAML 1.x POST Method Fail in Japanese Locale
8.2.4
Using RDBMS as a User Data Store with a Login column ID of type CHAR
8.2.5
Some Peer Providers Are Not Displayed in Administration Console
8.2.6
SAML 2.0 Metadata AttributeRequesterDescriptor Not Supported
8.2.7
Problems Disabling Protocol Profiles in Administration Console
8.2.8
Metadata Service URLs With Query Parameters Not Supported
8.3
Documentation Errata
8.3.1
Incorrect Header in Oracle Identity Federation Online Help
8.3.2
Usage of Command-line Configuration Assistants
9
Oracle Security Developer Tools
9.1
General Issues and Workarounds
9.1.1
Oracle XML Security Does Not Handle the InclusiveNamespaces Tag
10
Oracle Internet Directory
10.1
General Issues and Workarounds
10.1.1
Perform Full Database Backup After Administrative Changes to Oracle Internet Directory
10.1.2
Comment Out ACL Attributes Not Defined in the Schema
10.1.3
Specify DN of the DIT When Dumping Directory Entries for an Advanced Replication Agreement
10.1.4
Bounce OIDMON if it Fails to Respond to OIDCTL
10.2
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
10.2.1
Add Local Classes to $CLASSPATH When Using a Java Plug-In
10.2.2
Set Computer Domain Name
10.2.3
Set Language Before Using bulkload
10.3
Documentation Errata
10.3.1
Bad Links in Online Help Pages
10.3.2
Missing Line Break in sqlplus Command
10.3.3
Errors in oracle.ldap.util.Subscriber.createUser() Documentation
10.3.4
Missing Example: How to Decode a Mime-Encoded Header Set by mod_sso
10.3.5
Error in Identity Management Grid Control Plug-in Context-Sensitive Help
10.3.6
Missing Note: The labeledURI Attribute host:port is for Syntax Purposes Only
10.3.7
Missing Example: Listing All the Attributes in the Directory by Using ldapsearch
10.3.8
Incorrect Environment Variables in Plug-in Debugging Examples
10.3.9
Figure Errors in Replication Concepts Chapter
11
Oracle Application Server Certificate Authority
11.1
Documentation Errata
11.1.1
Java Classes for Custom Policy Plug-in Must Use JDK 1.4.2
11.1.2
Incorrect Class Name in Custom Policy Example
12
Oracle Delegated Administration Services
12.1
General Issues and Workarounds
12.1.1
Installation Process Does Not Enable SSL for Oracle Delegated Administration Services
12.1.2
Using Single Wildcard Characters to Search for Entries Fails to Return Results
12.1.3
Oracle Internet Directory Self-Service Console Link Does Not Work in Oracle Identity Manager Grid Control Plug-in
12.2
Administration Issues and Workarounds
12.2.1
Disabling Password Change and Reset Functionality
12.2.2
Resetting Oracle Application Server Single Sign-On Passwords Redirects Users to Oracle Delegated Administration Services Home Page
13
Oracle Directory Integration Platform
13.1
Configuration Issues and Workarounds
13.1.1
Configuration Requirements for Synchronizations with Domain-Level Mappings
13.1.2
Directory Integration Assistant Throws "LDAP: error code 2 - Decoding Error" When Uploading an Additional Configuration Information File
13.1.3
Reconfiguring the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory Generates Errors
13.1.4
In a High Availability Environment Using Multimaster Replication, Provisioning Events May not Be Propagated or May Be Duplicated
13.1.5
Manual Step Required After Configuring Oracle Directory Integration Platform from Oracle Enterprise Manager
13.1.6
Securing the Windows Registry Before Installing the Oracle Password Filter for Microsoft Active Directory
13.2
Administration Issues and Workarounds
13.2.1
Default Mapping Rule Can Be Simplified in Single-Domain Microsoft Active Directory Deployments
13.2.2
Oracle Directory Integration Platform Not Sending Provisioning Events Due to Purged Change Log Entries
13.2.3
Oracle Internet Directory Field Unavailable in Oracle Identity Manager Grid Control Plug-in
13.2.4
Synchronizion from Novell eDirectory or OpenLDAP Fails When the Oracle Internet Directory Container is Within the Default Realm
