WW Public Distribution List Use from RAM?
I was wondering if the RAM team has tried integrating WWPDL use with RAM?
Many of our users already have groups defined in WWPDL and it would be a great time saver if they could use them in RAM as well.
We are already doing LDAP authentication via BlueGroups so I don't know if what I'm asking for is physically possible.
Thanks!
Many of our users already have groups defined in WWPDL and it would be a great time saver if they could use them in RAM as well.
We are already doing LDAP authentication via BlueGroups so I don't know if what I'm asking for is physically possible.
Thanks!
2 answers
There are two pieces to this.
1) Authentication - This is not done by RAM. This is done the App Server
(e.g. Websphere or Tomcat)
2) User/UserGroup lookup/binding - This is done by RAM. BUT it must look
in the same place as (1).
RAM only has support for LDAP. It has some abstract classes that can be
subclassed for a different lookup, but that requires you writing code.
(1) is the responsibility of WAS. I don't know if they have anything.
I googled this and it looks like it might be a Notes thing. It doesn't
appear the Websphere supports as far as I can tell.
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Rich Kulp
Rational Asset Manager developer
1) Authentication - This is not done by RAM. This is done the App Server
(e.g. Websphere or Tomcat)
2) User/UserGroup lookup/binding - This is done by RAM. BUT it must look
in the same place as (1).
RAM only has support for LDAP. It has some abstract classes that can be
subclassed for a different lookup, but that requires you writing code.
(1) is the responsibility of WAS. I don't know if they have anything.
I googled this and it looks like it might be a Notes thing. It doesn't
appear the Websphere supports as far as I can tell.
--
Rich Kulp
Rational Asset Manager developer
As Rich mentioned above, the com.ibm.ram.repository.custom.LDAPUserInformationFactory implements an LDAP based to search and lookup for users, and user groups.
Not sure what programmatic interfaces WWPDL have to search for, and list members - but the uids in this list have to match the uids that folks use to log into RAM.
Not sure what programmatic interfaces WWPDL have to search for, and list members - but the uids in this list have to match the uids that folks use to log into RAM.