The interfaces file format varies by platform. To edit your interfaces file, see the Open Client and Open Server Configuration Guide for your platform. The guides have a complete description of the interfaces file and how it is used by ct_connect and ct_ds_lookup on your platform.
The discussion here is a platform-independent overview of interfaces file entries and how they are used by Client-Library.
Table 2-25 summarizes the common components of an interfaces file entry.
Component |
Description |
|---|---|
Transport Address Values |
One or more addresses associated with the server name, in a platform-specific format. |
Retry Count Value |
UNIX platforms provide this component as an alternative to setting the CS_RETRY_COUNT connection property.
|
Loop Delay Value |
UNIX platforms provide this component as an alterative to setting the CS_LOOP_DELAY connection property.
|
Security Mechanisms |
A list of object identifier strings, each of which represents the global name of a security mechanism supported by the server. |
Use of CS_RETRY_COUNT is
recommended instead.