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Garbage Collection in Oracle Internet Directory

The term "garbage" refers to any data not needed by the directory but still occupying space on it. This unwanted or obsolete data can eventually fill up the disk and decrease directory performance. The process of removing this unwanted data from the directory is called garbage collection.

This chapter contains these topics:

• About the Oracle Internet Directory Garbage Collection Framework

• Modifying Oracle Internet Directory Garbage Collectors

• Enabling and Disabling Logging for Oracle Internet Directory Garbage Collectors