Oracle Internet Directory Administrator's Guide 10g (10.1.4.0.1) Part Number B15991-01 |
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Oracle Internet Directory routine administration tasks are described throughout this manual and in the tools chapters in Oracle Identity Management User Reference. This chapter points you to the information you need for some of the more common tasks. This chapter contains the following sections:
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to object classes and attributes are shown in the following table.
Table 1-1 Object Classes and Attributes
Task | Information |
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Add, modify, or delete object classes |
"Managing Object Classes by Using Command-Line Tools" "Object Classes in the Directory" |
Add, modify, or delete an attribute |
"Managing Attributes by Using Command-Line Tools" |
Create, modify, and delete attribute uniqueness constraint entries |
"Managing Attribute Uniqueness by Using Oracle Directory Manager" "Managing Attribute Uniqueness by Using Command-Line Tools" |
Add, modify, or delete attribute aliases by using command-line tools |
"Managing Attribute Aliases by Using Command-Line Tools" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to replication are shown in the following table.
Table 1-2 Replication
Task | Information |
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Set up replication |
"Preliminary Information for Installing and Configuring a Replication Group" "Installing and Configuring Multimaster Replication" "Installing and Configuring One-Way or Two-Way LDAP-Based Replication" Appendix I, "Addition of a Directory Node by Using the Database Copy Procedure" |
Resolve replication conflicts |
"Resolving Conflicts Manually in a Replication Group" |
Configure replication failover |
"Configuring Replication Failover" |
Modify replication configuration parameters |
"Viewing and Modifying Directory Replication Server Configuration Parameters" "Viewing and Modifying Parameters for Particular Replica Nodes" "Modifying Parameters for Replication Agreements" |
Change the replication administrator's password on all nodes |
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Manage the change log |
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Modify the speed of replication |
"Modifying the Speed of Directory Replication" |
Manage and monitor topology |
"Managing and Monitoring Topology" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to security, password policies, and user accounts are shown in the following table.
Table 1-3 Security, Password Policies, and User Accounts
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to realms are shown in the following table.
Table 1-4 Realms
Task | Information |
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Customize the default realm. |
"Customizing the Default Identity Management Realm" |
Create additional realms |
"Creating Additional Identity Management Realms for Hosted Deployments" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to server processes, instances, and configuration set entries are shown in the following table.
Table 1-5 Server Processes, Instances, and Configuration Set Entries
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to system operational attributes are shown in the following table.
Table 1-6 System Operational Attributes
Task | Information |
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View or set operational attributes for an Oracle directory server to which you are connected by using Oracle Directory. Manager. |
"Setting System Operational Attributes by Using Oracle Directory Manager" |
Modify system operational attributes by using |
The |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to naming contexts are shown in the following table.
Table 1-7 Naming Contexts
Task | Information |
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Enable users to search for specific naming contexts. |
"Publishing Naming Contexts by Using Oracle Directory Manager" "Publishing Naming Contexts by Using ldapmodify" |
Back up and restore a small directory or naming context |
"Backing Up and Restoring a Small Directory or Specific Naming Context" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to binds, connections, aliases, and directory discovery are shown in the following table.
Table 1-8 Binds, Connections, Aliases, and Directory Discovery
Task | Information |
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Disable or enable anonymous binds |
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Authenticate a user or client to a directory server by using Verify that you can connect a client to a server by using |
The |
Close idle LDAP connections. |
"Closing Idle LDAP Connections" |
Change the password to the Oracle Internet Directory database server. |
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Add, modify, or search the directory with an alias entry by using command-line tools |
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Discover a directory |
"Static Directory Server Discovery by Using the Directory Server Usage File (ldap.ora)" "Dynamic Directory Server Discovery by Using the Domain Name System (DNS)" |
Registering a directory server with DNS. |
"Registering a Directory Server with the Domain Name System" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to referential integrity are shown in the following table.
Table 1-9 Referential Integrity
Task | Information |
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Configure and enable Referential Integrity |
"Configuring and Enabling Referential Integrity" |
Disable Referential Integrity |
"Disabling Referential Integrity" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to entries are shown in the following table.
Table 1-10 Entries
Task | Information |
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Display or search for entries |
"Searching for Entries by Using Oracle Directory Manager" The |
View attributes for an entry by using Oracle Directory Manager |
"Viewing Attributes for a Specific Entry by Using Oracle Directory Manager" |
Add an entry by using Oracle Directory Manager |
"Adding Entries by Using Oracle Directory Manager" |
Modify an entry by using Oracle Directory Manager |
"Modifying Entries by Using Oracle Directory Manager" |
Add, modify, or delete attribute options of an entry by using Oracle Directory Manager |
"Managing Entries with Attribute Options by Using Oracle Directory Manager" |
Manage content rules |
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Add entries one at a time by using Configure a server with an input file by using |
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Add several entries concurrently by using |
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Compare attribute values you specify with those in a directory entry by using |
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Delete entries by using |
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Modify the DN or RDN of an entry by using Rename an entry or a subtree by using Move an entry or a subtree under a new parent by using |
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Create, update, and delete attribute data for an entry by using Modify DN or RDN of an entry by using |
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Modify several entries concurrently by using |
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Import bulk data files |
"Importing an LDIF File by Using bulkload" The "LDIF File Formatting Rules and Examples" in Oracle Identity Management User Reference |
Convert directory data to LDIF by using |
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Modify a large number of entries by using |
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Delete a large number of entries by using |
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Make an attribute searchable or non-searchable by using |
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Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to groups are shown in the following table.
Table 1-11 Groups
Task | Information |
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Manage static group entries by using Oracle Directory Manager |
Managing Static Group Entries by Using Oracle Directory Manager |
Manage static group entries by using command-line tools |
"Managing Static Group Entries by Using Command-Line Tools" |
Manage dynamic group entries by using Oracle Directory Manager |
"Managing Dynamic Groups by Using Oracle Directory Manager" |
Manage dynamic group entries by using command-line tools |
"Managing Dynamic Groups by Using Command-Line Tools" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to logging, auditing, and monitoring are shown in the following table.
Table 1-12 Logging, Auditing, and Monitoring
Task | Information |
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Limit logging to particular operations by specifying debug dimension |
"Setting the Operation Debug Dimension" |
Force flush debug messages to a log file |
"Force Flushing the Trace Information to a Log File" |
Set the audit level |
"Setting the Audit Level by Using Oracle Directory Manager" "Setting the Audit Level by Using ldapmodify" |
Search for audit log entries |
"Searching for Audit Log Entries" |
Configure the Oracle Internet Directory Server Manageability framework |
"Configuring Oracle Internet Directory Server Manageability" |
View Oracle Internet Directory server manageability information |
"Viewing Oracle Internet Directory Server Manageability Information" |
Set debug logging levels |
"Setting Debug Logging Levels" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to tuning are shown in the following table.
Table 1-13 Tuning
Task | Information |
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Optimize Searches |
"Optimizing Searches for Large Group Entries" "Optimizing Searches for Skewed Attributes" |
Set the time limit mode |
"Setting the Time Limit Mode by Using Oracle Directory Manager" "Setting the Time Limit Mode by Using ldapmodify" |
Set timeouts |
"Setting the Timeout for Client/Server Connections" "Setting the Timeout for Write Operations" |
Oracle Internet Directory are shown in the following table.
Table 1-14 Garbage Collection
Task | Information |
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Modify a garbage collector |
"Modifying a Garbage Collector by Using Oracle Directory Manager" "Modifying a Garbage Collector by Using Command-Line Tools" "Modifying the Oracle Internet Directory Statistics Collector" |
Enable, disable, or monitor logging of garbage collectors |
"Enabling Logging for Oracle Internet Directory Garbage Collectors" "Disabling Logging for Oracle Internet Directory Garbage Collectors" "Monitoring Garbage Collection Logging" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to server chaining and data migration are shown in the following table.
Table 1-15 Server Chaining and Data Migration
Task | Information |
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Migrate data from an LDAP-compliant, third-party directory |
"Tasks For Migrating Data from LDAP-Compliant Directories" |
Migrate user data from an application-specific repository |
"Tasks For Migrating Data from Application-Specific Repositories" |
Configure Server Chaining |
"Configuring Server Chaining from the Command Line" "Configuring Server Chaining by Using Oracle Directory Manager" |
Oracle Internet Directory tasks related to plug-ins are shown in the following table.
Table 1-16 Plug-ins
Task | Information |
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Create a plug-in |
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Register and manage plug-ins |
"Registering and Managing Plug-ins" |
Set up a password policy plug-in |
Chapter 33, " Oracle Internet Directory Plug-In for Password Policies" |
Set up an external authentication plug-in |
Chapter 34, "Setting Up the Customized External Authentication Plug-in" |