This chapter provides a complete listing of the ldap.ora file configuration parameters.
This chapter contains these topics:
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.
This section lists and describes the following ldap.ora file configuration parameters:
Use the DIRECTORY_SERVERS parameter to list the host names and port number of the primary and alternate LDAP directory servers.
host:port[:sslport]
DIRECTORY_SERVERS=(ldap-server:389, raffles:400:636)
Use the DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE parameter to specify the type of directory server that is being used.
oid for Oracle Internet Directory
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DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE=oid
Use the DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT parameter to specify the default directory entry that contains an Oracle Context from which connect identifiers can be created, modified, or looked up.
Valid distinguished name (DN)
DEFAULT_ADMIN_CONTEXT="o=OracleSoftware,c=US"