Saving an Oracle Wallet to the System Default Directory Location

  1. Start Oracle Wallet Manager.

    • (UNIX) At the command line, enter the following command:

      owm
      
    • (Windows) Select Start, Programs, Oracle-HOME_NAME, Integrated Management Tools, Wallet Manager

  2. If the wallet is closed, then open it by selecting Open from the Wallet menu. When prompted, select the wallet directory location, and then enter your wallet password.

  3. From the Wallet menu, select Save In System Default.

A message at the bottom of the window confirms that the wallet was successfully saved in the system default wallet location as follows for UNIX and Windows platforms:

  • (UNIX) $ORACLE_HOME/owm/wallets/username if the ORACLE_HOME environment variable has been set.

    ./owm/wallets/username if the ORACLE_HOME environment variable is not set.

  • (WINDOWS) ORACLE_HOME\owm\wallets\username if the ORACLE_HOME environment variable has been set.

    .\owm\wallets\username if the ORACLE_HOME environment variable is not set.

Note:

  • SSL uses the wallet that is saved in the system default directory location.

  • Some Oracle applications are not able to use the wallet if it is not in the system default location. Check the Oracle documentation for your specific application to determine whether wallets must be placed in the default wallet directory location.