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Resolved Converting to MFA (Radius Authentication) causes issues with connecting to PB 2021

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  1. Steven Turner
    Steven Turner
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  3. Friday, 13 December 2024 13:03 PM UTC

Good morning,

We are using: Oracle SQL Developer Version 23.1.1.345 Build 345.2114, PowerBuilder 2021 Build 1509

Database: Oracle 19c (soon to be 21c)
Will be migrating to PowerBuilder 2022 soon as well

Our agency has decided to convert to Multi-Factor Authentication (Radius authentication).
To implement this on Oracle SQL Developer, we had to upgrade to the Oracle 21c client (64-bit)

The issue is when installing the 21c client, the ORACLE_HOME entry in the path is set to the 64-bit installation. This prevents us from connecting to the database because the IDE uses 32-bit client. Removing the ORACLE_HOME entry will allow PB to work, then we can't use Oracle SQL Developer (with MFA).

Is there a workaround for this, without converting PB to 64-bit? We have legacy add-ons that are 32-bit and the agency does not want to modify them.

Thanks in advance....

Steve

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Andreas Mykonios
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  1. Friday, 13 December 2024 13:32 PM UTC
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Hi.

Have you tested if you could add that oracle_home environment variable when launching sql developer (example create a batch file that will set ORACLE_HOME and then run sql developer).

Andreas.

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Steven Turner
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  1. Friday, 13 December 2024 13:35 PM UTC
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Had not thought of that. Will definitely try that.
Thanks!!

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Miguel Leeuwe
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  1. Friday, 13 December 2024 22:19 PM UTC
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You can also have a look at the use of TNS_ADMIN

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/ntqrf/about-tns-admin-parameter.html

Also, SQL DEVELOPER should allow you to config a path to where the TNSNAMES.ORA file is that you want to use, depending on which client (driver) you want to use in sql developer.

 

 

 

 

 

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Miguel Leeuwe
  1. Miguel Leeuwe
  2. Sunday, 15 December 2024 13:37 PM UTC
oracle 21c still has a 32 bit client. Install it and then make sure that the path to the 32 bit client comes before the 64 bit client. (and modify the oracle_home if necessary).
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