This appendix describes the steps to configure OpenLDAP server to work with Oracle Net Services LDAP schema.

1. Download, install, and configure OpenLDAP server.
2. Add $ORACLE_HOME/network/ldap/schema/openldap/orclnetnaming.schema to slapd.conf. If $ORACLE_HOME is /opt/oracle, then include /opt/oracle/network/ldap/schema/openldap/orclnetnaming.schema in slapd.conf.
3. Start OpenLDAP server.
4. Add oracleContext in preferred naming context. The following example shows the createorclctx.ldif file contents to add OracleContext, assuming dc=my-domain,dc=com is the chosen naming context.

   $ cat createorclctx.ldif  
   dn: cn=oracleContext,dc=my-domain,dc=com
   objectclass: orclContext 
   cn: oracleContext

5. Add the entry created in Step 4 to OpenLDAP server using ldapadd.

   ldapadd example:

   $ ldapadd -H <OpenLDAP Server Name and Port> -D <DN of user having privileges to add> -f createorclctx.ldif <applicable authentication flags>

6. Create LDAP entry for storing connection descriptor. The following example shows sales.ldif entry details, assuming oracleContext is created under dc=my-dmain,dc=com.

   $ cat sales.ldif  
   dn: cn=sales,cn=oraclecontext,dc=my-domain,dc=com
   objectclass: top 
   objectclass: orclNetService 
   orclnetdescstring:
   (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=databasehost)(PORT=1521))
   (CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=mydbservice.us.example.com))) 
   cn: sales

7. Add the entry created in Step 6 to OpenLDAP server using ldapadd.

   ldapadd example:

   $ ldapadd -H <OpenLDAP Server Name and Port> -D <DN of user having privileges to add> -f sales.ldif <applicable authentication flags>