Directory naming is one of the primary naming methods used to resolve a connect identifier (net service name or the actual name of the service) to a connect descriptor that the client uses to connect to a database or service. Directory naming stores connect identifiers and their connect descriptors in an LDAP-compliant directory server. The connect identifiers are stored under an Oracle Context, a subtree in the directory that contains Oracle entries.
An end user enters a connect string that includes a connect identifier:
CONNECT username/password@connect_identifier
For example:
CONNECT scott/tiger@sales
The net service name, sales, is then looked up in the directory. The connect descriptor returned to the client includes the:
The next figure depicts a client resolving a connect identifier through a directory.
![]() | See Also: Directory Naming Requirements for the Net8 Assistant
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![]() | For More Information: See Chapter 2, Net8 Concepts, in the Net8 Administrator's Guide.
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