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Preparing the Directory for Enterprise User Security

Enterprise User Security Conﬁguration Tasks and Troubleshooting 12-9

■ After creating the wallet, Database Conﬁguration Assistant stores it at ORACLE_

HOME/admin/Oracle_SID/wallet in UNIX environments and at ORACLE_

BASE\ORACLE_HOME\admin\Oracle_SID\wallet in Windows

environments. If a database wallet already exists, then Database Conﬁguration

Assistant uses it and updates the wallet password.

■ Enables auto login for the database wallet.

■ Restarts the database, which is required for the new initialization parameter to

take effect, if you choose this option in Database Conﬁguration Assistant.

You must be a member of the OracleDBCreators group, the OracleContextAdmins

group, or you must be the directory superuser to perform this task.

To register a database in the directory:

1. See "Starting Database Conﬁguration Assistant" on page 2-14 to start this tool.

2. After starting Database Conﬁguration Assistant, select Conﬁgure database

options in a database and choose Next.

3. Select a database and choose Next.

4. Choose Yes, Register the Database. Enter the directory credentials for a user in

the OracleDBCreators group.

5. Enter a password for the database wallet.

6. Choose Finish if you are only registering a database. Choose Next if you want

to conﬁgure additional database features.

To change the database's directory password:

1. After starting Database Conﬁguration Assistant, select Conﬁgure database

options in a database, and choose Next.

2. Select a database and choose Next.

3. Choose Regenerate database password.

Note: Remember the database wallet password you entered in

Step 5. It cannot be retrieved after you ﬁnish database registration,

but can be changed later by using Oracle Wallet Manager. See

"About the Database Wallet and Password" on page 12-10 for

further information about this database wallet.