# Directory Service Access

Use this page to configure a directory server for directory naming and enterprise user security features.

### Configure this Oracle Home to use a directory server that is already set up for Oracle features.

Select this option to enable this computer to use a directory server that is already configured to use directory naming or enterprise user security features. This option is ideal for clients that want to use a directory server that has already been configured for these features.

Once configuration is complete, this option enables this computer to look up entries in the directory. This option prompts you to configure the following:

- Type of directory

- Location of the directory
- Administrative context from which this client can look up connect identifiers

| Note: If no Oracle Context or Oracle schema exists, you cannot configure this computer to use the directory.

### Configure a directory server for Oracle features, and configure this Oracle Home to use the directory

Select this option to configure a directory server for directory naming and enterprise user security features, and to enable this computer to use that directory. This option is designed for administrators when first configuring these features.

Once configuration is complete, this option enables this computer can then look up entries in the directory. This option prompts you to configure the following:

- Type of directory

- Location of the directory
- Administrative context from which this computer can access and create Oracle entries

If no Oracle Context exists under the administrative context, you are prompted to create one. Likewise, if the Oracle schema does not exist or is an older version, you are prompted to create it.

You must have the appropriate directory permissions to create an Oracle Context or an Oracle schema.

### Create a new Oracle Context

Select this option to create an additional Oracle Context in the directory. You must have the appropriate directory permissions to create an Oracle Context.

| Note: If no Oracle schema exists, you cannot configure an Oracle Context.

### Create or update Oracle schema objects.

Select this option to create the Oracle schema in the directory. The Oracle schema defines the Oracle entries and their attributes.

| See Also:

Configure the Client for Directory Access

Configure the Server for Directory Access

Create or Update the Schema