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# Oracle user provider

The ***Oracle user*** provider allows Devolutions Cloud to store Oracle account credentials to be used to achieve password rotation.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/HUBB4055_2025_2.png)

### General

| SETTINGS         | DESCRIPTION                                                                                 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name**         | Display name of the provider.                                                               |
| **Description**  | Optional description of the provider.                                                       |
| **Host name**    | FQDN of the Oracle server against where the scan or the password rotation will be executed. |
| **Service name** | Name of the Oracle service.                                                                 |
| **Port**         | Set the port number used with to connect on the Oracle host.                                |
| **Username**     | Username of the Oracle account with rights to reset passwords.                              |
| **Password**     | Password of the Oracle user account.                                                        |

### Checkout policy

| SETTINGS                                 | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Checkout policy mode**                 | <p>Choose a checkout policy mode between:</p><ul><li><em><strong>Default (inherited)</strong></em></li><li><em><strong>Inherited</strong></em></li><li><em><strong>Custom</strong></em></li></ul> |
| **Checkout mode**                        | Choose whether checkouts are obligatory or not. This amounts to turning the checkouts on/off.                                                                                                     |
| **Approval mode**                        | Determine if checkouts require approval or not.                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Users can approve their own checkout** | Determine if users can approve their own checkout request or whether they need the approval of an administrator.                                                                                  |
| **Checkout reason**                      | Force users to add a reason in checkout requests.                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Checkout time (minutes)**              | Set the precise checkout time for all users, in minutes.                                                                                                                                          |
| **Max checkout time (minutes)**          | Set the maximum checkout time, but leave it to the users to specify their needs for each request.                                                                                                 |

### Account lifecycle policy

| SETTINGS                     | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Password policy**          | Choose a [password policy](https://docs.devolutions.net/cloud/web-interface/administration/management/password-templates/) previously configured in ***Administration*** – ***Password policies***. |
| **Synchronization schedule** | Set a date and time for automatic synchronization between the provider and its user/user groups.                                                                                                    |

### PowerShell settings

| SETTING                      | DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **PowerShell settings mode** | <p>Choose a PowerShell settings mode between:</p><ul><li><em><strong>Default (Workspace settings)</strong></em>: Use the default configuration for PowerShell as defined in <em><strong>Administration</strong></em> – <em><strong>Privileged access</strong></em> – <em><strong>Settings</strong></em> – <em><strong>PowerShell default settings</strong></em>.</li><li><em><strong>Workspace settings</strong></em>: Select the PowerShell settings defined within the same workspace.</li><li><em><strong>Custom</strong></em>: Create custom PowerShell settings for the provider.</li></ul> |


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