Linux DSN Configuration
This section describes how to set up ODBC connectivity and configure DSNs on several Linux distributions: Debian-based systems, like Ubuntu, and Red Hat Linux platforms, like Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, and Fedora.
Minimum Linux Versions
Here are the minimum supported versions for Red Hat-based and Debian-based systems:
OS | Min. Version |
Ubuntu | 11.04 |
Debian | 7 |
RHEL | 6.9 |
CentOS | 6.9 |
Fedora | 13 |
SUSE | 12.1 |
Installing the Driver Dependencies
Run the following commands as root or with sudo to install the necessary dependencies:
- Debian/Ubuntu:
apt-get install libc6 libstdc++6 zlib1g libgcc1
- RHEL/CentOS/Fedora:
yum install glibc libstdc++ zlib libgcc
Here are the corresponding libraries required by the driver:
Debian/Ubuntu Package | RHEL/CentOS/Fedora Package | File |
libc6 | glibc | linux-vdso.1 |
libc6 | glibc | libm.so.6 |
libc6 | glibc | librt.so.1 |
libc6 | glibc | libdl.so.2 |
libc6 | glibc | libpthread.so.0 |
libc6 | glibc | libc.so.6 |
libc6 | glibc | ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 |
libstdc++6 | libstdc++ | libstdc++.so.6 |
zlib1g | zlib | libz.so.1 |
libgcc1 | libgcc | libgcc_s.so.1 |
Installing the Driver
You can use standard package management systems to install the driver.
On Debian-based systems, like Ubuntu, run the following command with root or sudo:
dpkg -i /path/to/driver/setup/DominoODBCDriverforUnix.deb
On systems that support the RPM package format, run the following command with root or sudo:
rpm -ivh /path/to/driver/DominoODBCDriverforUnix.rpm
Licensing the Driver
Run the following commands to license the driver. To activate a trial, omit the <key> input.
cd /opt/cdata/cdata-odbc-driver-for-domino/bin/
sudo ./install-license.sh <key>
Connecting through the Driver Manager
The driver manager loads the driver and passes function calls from the application to the driver. You need to register the driver with the driver manager and you define DSNs in the driver manager's configuration files.
The driver installation registers the driver with the unixODBC driver manager and creates a system DSN. The unixODBC driver manager can be used from Python and from many other applications. Your application may embed another driver manager.
Creating the DSN
See Using unixODBC to install unixODBC and configure DSNs. See Using the DataDirect Driver Manager to create a DSN to connect to OBIEE, Informatica, and SAS.
Connecting to Domino
To connect to Domino data, set the following properties:- URL: The host name or IP of the server hosting the Domino database. Include the port of the server hosting the Domino database.
- DataSource: The datasource to connect to on the Domino URL.
Notes
- DataSource: is the scope name found in your Domino Admin UI. Go to your Domino Admin UI, navigate to the Scope Management page, and obtain the scope name you want to connect to.
Authenticating to Domino
Domino supports the following types of authentication:- OAuthJWT
- AzureAD
OAuthJWT
This authentication method exchanges Domino user credentials for a JWT token. This method uses Domino's internal JWT provider. To authenticate using OAuthJWT authentication, set AuthScheme to OAuthJWT and set the following properties:- User: The username of the authenticating Domino user.
- Password: The password associated with the authenticating Domino user.
AzureAD
This authentication method uses Azure Active Directory as an IdP to obtain a JWT token. This method is used as an external JWT provider. You need to create a custom OAuth application in Azure Active Directory and configure it as an IdP. To do so, follow the instructions here: https://opensource.hcltechsw.com/Domino-rest-api/howto/IdP/configuringAD.html. To authenticate using AzureAD authentication, set AuthScheme to AzureAD and set the following properties:- OAuthClientId: Set this to the Client ID obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
- OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the Client secret obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
- CallbackURL : Set this to the redirect URI defined when you registered your app. For example: https://localhost:33333
Notes
- AzureTenant is generally supplied in the form companyname.microsoft.com, but it is
also acceptable to specify the tenant Id. (The tenant Id is the same as the directory Id shown in the Azure Portal Azure Active Directory > Properties page.)
When OAuthGrantType is set to CODE (the default), AzureTenant is usually not needed unless the user belongs to multiple tenants. When OAuthGrantType is set to CLIENT, AzureTenant is required.
- The AzureAD AuthScheme is generally used with a custom OAuth application to establish the required OAuth credentials. These usually take the form of an account identifier or cllient ID, and the account password or client secret.
Set the Driver Encoding
The ODBC drivers need to specify which encoding to use with the ODBC Driver Manager. By default, the CData ODBC Drivers for Unix are configured to use UTF-16 which is compatible with unixODBC, but other Driver Managers may require alternative encoding.
Alternatively, if you are using the ODBC driver from an application that uses the ANSI ODBC API it may be necessary to set the ANSI code page. For example, to import Japanese characters in an ANSI application, you can specify the code page in the config file '/opt/cdata/cdata-odbc-driver-for-domino/lib/cdata.odbc.domino.ini':
[Driver]
AnsiCodePage = 932