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Oracle® Database Net Services Reference Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1)

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9 Directory Usage Parameters (ldap.ora)

This chapter provides a complete listing of the ldap.ora file configuration parameters.

This chapter contains these topics:

Overview of Directory Server Usage File

The ldap.ora file contains directory usage configuration parameters created by Oracle Internet Directory Configuration Assistant or Oracle Net Configuration Assistant. Do not modify these parameters or their settings.

When created with Oracle Internet Directory Configuration Assistant, ldap.ora is located in the $ORACLE_HOME/ldap/admin directory on UNIX operating systems and the ORACLE_HOME\ldap\admin directory on Windows operating systems. When created with Oracle Net Configuration Assistant, ldap.ora is located in the $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory on UNIX operating systems and the ORACLE_HOME\network\admin directory on Windows operating systems. ldap.ora can also be stored in the directory specified by the LDAP_ADMIN or TNS_ADMIN environment variable.

Directory Usage Parameters

This section lists and describes the ldap.ora file configuration parameters.

DIRECTORY_SERVERS


Purpose

Use the parameter DIRECTORY_SERVERS to list the host names and port number of the primary and alternate LDAP directory servers.


Values
host:port[:sslport] 

Example
DIRECTORY_SERVERS=ldap-server:389, raffles:400:636

DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE


Purpose

Use the parameter DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE to specify the type of directory server that is being used.


Values
  • oid for Oracle Internet Directory

  • ad for Microsoft Active Directory


Example
DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE=oid

DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT


Purpose

Use the parameter DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT to specify the default directory entry that contains an Oracle Context from which connect identifiers can be created, modified, or looked up.


Values

Valid distinguished name (DN)


Example
DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT="o=OracleSoftware,c=US"