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How to Add Users to Groups in Oracle Internet Directory

Configuring Oracle Internet Directory for Oracle Application Server Installation Privileges

5-11

5.8.1 Using Oracle Directory Manager to Add Users to Groups

When you have to log in as the cn=orcladmin superuser to add users to groups, you
have to use Oracle Directory Manager, instead of Oracle Delegated Administration
Services.

To add users using Oracle Directory Manager:

1.

Start up Oracle Directory Manager. ORACLE_HOME refers to the home directory
where Oracle Internet Directory is installed.

prompt> cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin

prompt> ./oidadmin

2.

In the Oracle Directory Manager Connect screen, enter the connect information for
Oracle Internet Directory:

User

: Enter cn=orcladmin.

Password

: Enter the password for cn=orcladmin.

Server

and Port: Click the icon at the right of the field to enter the name of the

computer running Oracle Internet Directory and the port number on which
Oracle Internet Directory is listening.

Click Login.

3.

On the left side, navigate to the group to which you want to add users. Select the
group on the left side to display its attributes on the right side.

To navigate to "global" groups, see

Section 5.8.1.1, "Navigating to "Global"

Groups"

.

To navigate to metadata repository groups, see

Section 5.8.1.2, "Navigating to

Metadata Repository Groups"

.

To navigate to component groups, see

Section 5.8.1.3, "Navigating to Component

Groups"

.

4.

Add new users to the group by adding the DNs of the users to the
uniquemember

attribute.

5.8.1.1 Navigating to "Global" Groups

The "global" groups are listed in

Table 5–1

.

The general navigation path is as follows. See

Figure 5–3

for a screenshot.

1.

Expand the top-level entry, "Oracle Internet Directory Servers".

2.

Expand the specific Oracle Internet Directory.

3.

Expand the following entries: Entry Management > cn=OracleContext >
cn=Groups

.

4.

Click the group to which you want to add users.

Figure 5–3

shows Oracle

Directory Manager with the iASAdmins group selected.

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