December 2000
Intermediate to advanced
408 pages
12h 26m
English
Content preview from Oracle Net8 Configuration and Troubleshooting
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Using LDAP
LDAP
is the directory
protocol that Net8 uses when you choose to use the directory naming
method for name resolution. To configure LDAP on a client, you need
to create an
ldap.ora
file that contains at least the following information:
The host and port numbers for the LDAP directory server
A default admin context
The type, or brand, of LDAP server that you are using
The ldap.ora file goes in the same directory as
sqlnet.ora
,
tnsnames.ora
, and your other Net8
configuration files. Chapter 6 talks in detail
about the use of Oracle’s directory product—Oracle
Internet Directory—for net service name resolution.
Identifying the LDAP Directory
From a client perspective, if you are using LDAP, the most important thing is to identify the specific LDAP server that you are using. There are two parts to this. You must identify the brand, and you must specify the network address of the actual server.
To specify the brand of LDAP server that you are using, place a
DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE entry into
your ldap.ora file. The following entry
specifies that the LDAP server is an instance of the
Oracle
Internet Directory:
DIRECTORY_SERVER_TYPE = OID
There are other type codes besides OID. Table 3.4 gives a complete list.
Table 3-4. Directory Server Type Codes
|
Code |
Directory Server Product |
|---|---|
|
OID |
Oracle Internet Directory |
|
AD |
Microsoft Active Directory |
|
NDS |
Novell Directory Services |
To identify the network address of the specific LDAP server that you want to use, place a DIRECTORY_SERVERS ...
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