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Modify Object - Oracle Channel

The Oracle* Channel object stores the information the Oracle driver needs to write events to an Oracle database.

IMPORTANT: You must restart the logging server to effect any changes in Channel object configuration. For more information on restarting the logging server, refer to the Novell® Audit Administration Guide.

The following provides a description of each Channel object attribute:

Item

Description

Configuration

 

Database

 

 

Name

The transport name in the TNSNAMES.ORA file used by the Oracle client to connect to the Oracle database.

 

 

Table

The name of the database table to which the logging server writes events.

The Oracle Server channel driver, lgdora, automatically creates this table when the logging server first loads the current Channel object configuration in memory. For information on the table structure, see Oracle Channel.

Do not use hyphens, spaces, or other special characters in the table name. The default table name is NAUDITLOG.

NOTE: To use the Novell Audit Reporting Application's reports with an Oracle database, you must create a table view. For more information, see Creating a View in Oracle.

 

 

User

The user name for the account that has access to the naudit tablespace. The default username is auditusr.

 

 

Password

The password for the audituser account, which the logging server uses to authenticate with the database.

 

 

Test Credentials

This option tests the Oracle channel configuration to verify that the Oracle driver (lgdora) can connect to the database.

When you click the Test Credentials link, you are prompted for the following:

  • JDBC Class is the package and name of the Java* class providing JDBC* connectivity.

  • Host is the IP address or host name of the database server. If a host name is specified, only the first address associated with that name is used.

Provide the required information, then click OK. The Oracle driver tests the Oracle Channel object configuration by attempting to make a connection to the Oracle database.

 

Status

By default, all Channel objects are enabled. This means that the logging server loads the Channel object's configuration in memory at startup.

IMPORTANT: The Channel object must be located in a supported Channel container for the logging server to use it. See Creating and Configuring Channel Objects for more information.

If you select the Disabled option, you must restart the Secure Logging Server for the setting to become effective. Thereafter, the logging server cannot load the object's configuration until you select Enabled.

 

Related Topics

Oracle Channel

Creating a View in Oracle

Creating and Configuring Channel Objects

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