Editing a resource file

The ra_admin resource file is an ASCII text file that you can edit using any standard text editor.

Resource file contents must conform to the following:

• Configuration parameters for both the Replication Agent and the ra_admin utility must use the following format:

  param=value
  

  where:

  • param is the name of the configuration parameter.

  • value is the value of the configuration parameter.

  Spaces are not allowed before or after the = symbol, or within the value string.

• Each param=value statement must occur on a separate line.

• If a default value exists for a configuration parameter, you can specify the default value with the string USE_DEFAULT:

  param=USE_DEFAULT
  

  Here, param is the name of the configuration parameter.

• The following ra_admin configuration parameters require a value of yes or no:

  • create_pds_username

  • start_instance

  • initialize_instance

  The yes value is case-sensitive. Any string other than [y|Y][e|E][s|S] is interpreted as no.