Oracle

When you run the Crowd Setup Wizard, you will be asked to choose a database and provide configuration settings for that database. It will make things easier if you have created the database and deployed the database driver before you start the Setup Wizard.

Follow the instructions below to set up Oracle for Crowd.

1. Configure Oracle

1. Create a database user which Crowd will connect as (e.g. crowduser).
2. Create a database for Crowd to store data in (e.g. crowddb).
3. Ensure that the user has permission to connect to the database, and create and populate tables

2. Copy the Oracle driver to your application server

1. Download the Oracle JDBC driver from http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/index.html.
2. Add the Oracle JDBC driver jar to the following directory:
   
   • For Crowd distribution:
     
     • Crowd 2.0.2 or later: {CROWD_INSTALL}/apache-tomcat/lib/.
     • Crowd 2.0.1 or earlier: {CROWD_INSTALL}/apache-tomcat/common/lib/.
   • For Crowd WAR distribution, copy the driver JAR to your application server. For example, on Tomcat:
     
     • Tomcat 5.5.x: common/lib/.
     • Tomcat 6.x: lib/.

Next Steps

Complete the Crowd installation, then start Crowd and run the Setup Wizard as described in the Installation Guide.

RELATED TOPICS

• Supported Platforms
  • Setting JAVA_HOME
• Installing Crowd and CrowdID
  • Connecting Crowd to a Database
  • Connecting CrowdID to a Database
  • Installing Crowd and CrowdID WAR Distribution
  • Specifying your Crowd Home Directory
• Running the Setup Wizard
  • Troubleshooting your Configuration on Setup
• Configuring Crowd
  • Important Directories and Files
  • Changing the Port that Crowd uses
  • Configuring Crowd to Work with SSL
  • Installing Crowd as a Windows Service
  • Setting Crowd to Start Automatically on Mac OS X
  • Setting Crowd to Run Automatically and Use an Unprivileged System User on UNIX