A subtree which is of significance within a directory server. It is usually the top of some organizational subtree. Some directories only allow one such context which is fixed; others allow none to many to be configured by the directory administrator. A directory naming context can be an administrative context that contains an Oracle Context.
During directory access configuration, clients are configured with an administrative context in the directory configuration file (ldap.ora). The administrative context specifies the location of the Oracle Context in the directory whose entries a client expects to access.