The objectid.dat file

The objectid.dat file, which is located in the $SYBASE/config directory, associates a unique global object identifier with the local name of an object.

An object identifier is a series of non-negative integer values separated by a dot. It is based on a naming tree defined by the international standards bodies CCITT and ISO.

objectid.dat sections and entries

The objectid.dat file contains a section for each class of object.

Object class entries have the form:

[Object Class]

    object_identifier local_name1, ..., local_namen

where:

Object Class is the section identifier.
object_identifier is the globally unique object identifier.
local_name1,..., local_namen are the local names associated with the object identifier, separated by a comma.

An objectid.dat example

The following sample illustrates sections in objectid.dat:

[charset]
     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.1.1 = iso_1

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.1.2 = cp850

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.1.3 = cp437

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.1.4 = roman8

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.1.5 = mac

[collate]

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.3.50 = binary

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.3.51 = dictionary

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.3.52 = nocase

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.3.53 = nocasepref

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.9.3.54 = noaccents

[secmech]

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.6.3 = NTLM

     1.3.6.1.4.1.897.4.6.6 = csfkrb5

Editing objectid.dat

Edit objectid.dat with an operating system editor such as vi if you change the local name of an object.