Modifying the configuration file

As the System Administrator, you control DirectConnect server configuration through the server configuration file, server.cfg, a data group that defines individual properties. You can use DirectConnect Manager or a standard text editor to set, change, add, or delete property values in the configuration file.

NoteIt is feasible to configure your DirectConnect server using a text editor, but Sybase recommends using DirectConnect Manager to change the properties interactively.

Because each server configuration property already has a default value, you do not need to specify a property or a value for that property in the server configuration file unless you want to modify the default. A blank configuration file means that default values are in use for all properties that affect the server process. You add an entry to the configuration file only when you change the property value to something other than the default.

NoteIf you change a value, you must correctly specify the new one to start the server. Be sure that any change you make to a property default value is within the range indicated for that property. Failure to do so will result in an error condition.