LDAP_DIRECTORY_ACCESS

Property	Description
Parameter type	String
Syntax	LDAP_DIRECTORY_ACCESS = { NONE | PASSWORD | SSL }
Default value	NONE
Modifiable	ALTER SYSTEM
Basic	No

LDAP_DIRECTORY_ACCESS specifies whether Oracle refers to Oracle Internet Directory for user authentication information. If directory access is turned on, then this parameter also specifies how users are authenticated.

Values:

· NONE

Oracle does not refer to Oracle Internet Directory for Enterprise User Security information.

· PASSWORD

Oracle tries to connect to the enterprise directory service using the database password stored in the database wallet. If that fails, then the Oracle Internet Directory connection fails and the database will not be able to retrieve enterprise roles and schema mappings upon enterprise user login.

· SSL

Oracle tries to connect to Oracle Internet Directory using SSL.

Note:

1. This parameter was introduced in 10g.

2. Query for the current value of the parameter

select name, value, isdefault, isses_modifiable, issys_modifiable,

isinstance_modifiable, isdeprecated, description

from v$parameter

where upper(name) = ‘LDAP_DIRECTORY_ACCESS’;

NAME	VALUE	IS DEFAULT	ISSES_ MODIFIABLE	ISSYS_ MODIFIABLE	ISINSTANCE_ MODIFIABLE	IS DEPRECATED	DESCRIPTION
ldap_directory_access	NONE	TRUE	FALSE	IMMEDIATE	TRUE	FALSE	RDBMS's LDAP access option

Oracle initializatoin parameters