Configuring Oracle virtual directory(OVD) with Windows active directory(AD)

Start the Oracle Virtual directory manager and a gui will come up like this




create a new project there

Go to file-->new-->Project

Select directory management project



give some name to the project



Now once the project is created .

Select that project.

Right click on it and select new Virtual directory server

Provide name to the server and provide the credentials for it.

Make sure to select the secure.




Say finish and you will get a screen like this




Expand arpit

Right click on ADAdapter adn select new ldap Adapter

YOu will get a screen like this




Click on add button to add an ldap server.

In the ip section provide the ip for the active directory machine and in the proxy password provide the password for the AD machine and say validate.

Now in the Remote base just click on the tab next to it and select the tree structure for the the AD and say finish.

One saved click on the LdapAdapter you just created right click on it and say "save to server"

Now your configuration is done.

NOw go to windows and select the browser so that it will open a small gui at the bottom,we will use this to view the users and groups in the AD.

For verification i have created a user Arpit Rahi in my AD.Now we will check if we can find that user in our OVD.



Now select the project that you have created and add a LDAP browser



Refresh it and get the users as shown



Now as you can see the domain name for the ovd i have given as

dc=arpit,dc=abc,dc=com

so now if you want to connect to you ovd with your container you have to provide this dn mapping as the user based dn and group based dn.