SAP Note 121178 - NT: Installation note for SSO Single Sign On

Component : Windows -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/121178 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note provides guidance on installing Secure Single Sign-On (SSO) for SAP R/3 on Windows NT. It outlines the process to utilize operating system authentication, enabling users to access R/3 without repeated SAP GUI authentication. Key details include configuring R/3 to recognize NT user credentials through Transaction SU01 and disabling the Guest account on application servers for security. The note also clarifies the use of absolute paths for SNC_LIB in installation setups and resolves errors such as "SECURITY NETWORK LAYER ERROR" and issues loading GSS-API DLLs through practical recommendations. SAP releases from 3.1I to 4.6A are covered, with specific installation guide errors and necessary corrections detailed for effective SSO implementation.

Key words :
snc_lib=\\<host>\sapmnt\p11\sys\exe\run\gssapi32, \\edg01\sapmnt\edg\sys\exe\run\gssapi32, \usr\sap\<sid>\sys\exe\run\gssapi32, load gss-api dll named sncgss32, windows nt ====================================================================== additional key words sso, check box 'insecure communication permitted', transport directories remain unprotected, long waiting times occurred, nt lan manager security, security network layer error

Related Notes :

361064
352295
165485R/3 server security under Windows NT
150699
138498
66687