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phase one, it populates a table with database user information. During phase two,

the database user information is migrated to the directory.

This tool is automatically installed in the following location when you install an

Oracle Database client:

$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/bin/umu

The basic syntax for this utility is as follows:

umu parameter_keyword_1=value1:value2

parameter_keyword_2=value

parameter_keyword_3=value1:value2:value3

parameter_keyword_n=value

Note that when a parameter takes multiple values, they are separated with colons

(:).

Duties of a Security Administrator/DBA

Most of the tasks of a security administrator involve ensuring that the connections

to and from Oracle databases are secure. Table 2–14 lists the primary tasks of

security administrators, the tools used to perform the tasks, and links to where the

tasks are documented.

See Also: Appendix G, "Using the User Migration Utility" for

complete instructions (including usage examples) for using this tool

to migrate database users to a directory and its parameters.

Table 2–14 Common Security Administrator/DBA Conﬁguration and Administrative Tasks

Task Tools Used See Also

Conﬁgure encrypted Oracle Net connections

between database servers and clients

Oracle Net Manager "Conﬁguring Encryption on the Client

and the Server" on page 3-9

Conﬁgure checksumming on Oracle Net

connections between database servers and

clients

Oracle Net Manager "Conﬁguring Integrity on the Client and

the Server" on page 3-11

Conﬁgure database clients to accept RADIUS

authentication

Oracle Net "Step 1: Conﬁgure RADIUS on the Oracle

Client" on page 5-9