Managing Naming Contexts

To enable users to search for specific naming contexts, you can publish those naming contexts. This section contains these topics:

• Publishing Naming Contexts by Using Oracle Directory Manager

• Publishing Naming Contexts by Using ldapmodify

To publish a naming context, you specify the topmost entry of each naming context as a value of the namingContexts attribute in the root DSE. For example, suppose you have a DIT with three major naming contexts, the topmost entries of which are c=uk, c=us, and c=de. If these entries are specified as values in the namingContexts attribute, then a user, by specifying the appropriate filter, can find information about them by searching the root DSE. The user can then focus the search--for example, by concentrating on the c=de naming context in particular.

To publish a naming context, you can use either Oracle Directory Manager or ldapmodify. The namingContexts attribute is multi-valued, so you can specify multiple naming contexts.

To search for published naming contexts, perform a base search on the root DSE with objectClass =* specified as a search filter. The retrieved information includes those entries specified in the namingContexts attribute.

Before you publish a naming context, be sure that:

• You are a directory administrator with the necessary access to the root DSE

• The topmost entry of that naming context exists in the directory

Publishing Naming Contexts by Using Oracle Directory Manager

1. In the navigator pane, expand Oracle Internet Directory Servers and select the directory server on which you want to specify a naming context. The corresponding tab pages for that directory server appear in the right pane.

2. In the System Operational Attributes tab page, in the Naming Contexts field, enter the topmost DN of the naming context you want to publish. You can also choose Browse to open a search window.

3. Choose Apply.

Publishing Naming Contexts by Using ldapmodify

The following sample LDIF file specifies the entry c=uk as a naming context.

dn:
changetype: modify
add: namingcontexts
namingcontexts: c=uk