Need help in setting Cognos user in windows 2008 server with local user

[madhancog]

HI Gurus,
  I am working on one POC of cognos 10.2.1 it is installed in windows2008 R2 server VM.
  Now i want to set securities for reports,I dont have any domain controller in this machine(LDAP,ADS).
  In earlier version 8.4 i have used local user through NTLM authentication,now i am not finding anything like this in cognos 10.2.1.
  please any one help how to set the securities in this scenerio.

Thanks in advance
K.M

[MFGF]

Hi,

NTLM was deprecated as an authentication provider a while ago. Your best bet is to get hold of a free LDAP such as ApacheDS with Apache Directory Studio as the front end.

Cheers!

MF.

[Grim]

You can use this to setup ADAM as well...
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/cognos/page192.html

[madhancog]

HI MF,
   Thanks for your support in guiding me.I try to do the same in my environment.
   I already downloaded openldap and installed in my windows 2003 server and done the cognos configuration in 10.2 and it is success.
   but i have a doubt where will a get the users from the openldap.

   If i install apache DS also i need to know where can i go and create the user and use them for authentication,can you please help.

THanks in advance,
K.M

[MFGF]

ApacheDS and OpenLDAP are both LDAP databases but what you also need is an LDAP browser (UI) to allow you to connect to the LDAP and enter/import users - something like Apache Directory Studio.

Cheers!

MF.

[sdf]

Hi All,

I have a single server dev instance and would like to incorporate user authentication for this.
I came across what GRIM proposed, though this article is for cognos8. Is this also good with cognos 10.2?
Or what can you suggest for this kind of setup?

[MFGF]

Hi All,

I have a single server dev instance and would like to incorporate user authentication for this.
I came across what GRIM proposed, though this article is for cognos8. Is this also good with cognos 10.2?
Or what can you suggest for this kind of setup?

I have not tried it, but it's essentially AD, so it should work fine. Shouldn't be a problem with Cognos 10.

MF.