Using dsedit

The dsedit utility lets you configure a directory service or sql.ini.

You can start dsedit from its program icon, the DOS prompt, or the File Manager. You can also start dsedit from the Start menu or Explorer.

To start dsedit from its program icon, double-click the dsedit icon in the Sybase program group.

To start dsedit from the DOS prompt, enter:

dsedit

You can specify the following command line arguments:

Argument	Description
-d dsname	Specifies which directory service to connect to. dsname is the local name of the directory service, as listed in the libtcl.cfg file. If you do not specify the -d dsname argument, dsedit presents a list of directory service options in the first dialog box.
-l path	Specifies the path to the libtcl.cfg file, if other than %SYBASE%\%SYBASE_OCS%\ini. Use this argument only if you want to use a libtcl.cfg file other than the one located in %SYBASE%\%SYBASE_OCS%\ini.

Argument

Description

-d dsname

Specifies which directory service to connect to. dsname is the local name of the directory service, as listed in the libtcl.cfg file.

If you do not specify the -d dsname argument, dsedit presents a list of directory service options in the first dialog box.

-l path

Specifies the path to the libtcl.cfg file, if other than %SYBASE%\%SYBASE_OCS%\ini.

Use this argument only if you want to use a libtcl.cfg file other than the one located in %SYBASE%\%SYBASE_OCS%\ini.

To start dsedit through the File Manager or Explorer:
1. Go to the %SYBASE%\%SYBASE_OCS%\bin directory.
2. Double-click dsedit.exe.
To start dsedit from the Start menu, choose Start | Programs | Sybase | dsedit.