Administration Guide

Configuring DB2 to Use Active Directory

In order to access Microsoft Active Directory, ensure that the following conditions are met:

1. The machine that runs DB2 must belong to a Windows 2000 domain.
2. The Microsoft LDAP client is installed. Microsoft LDAP client is part of the Windows 2000 operating system. For Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT, you need to verify that the wldap32.dll exists under the system directory.
3. Enable the LDAP support. For Windows 2000, the LDAP support is enabled by the installation program. For Windows 95/98/NT, you must explicitly enable LDAP by setting the DB2_ENABLE_LDAP registry variable to "YES" using the db2set command.
4. Logon to a domain user account when running DB2 to read information from the Active Directory.