About configuration files

Configuration files are created during installation at a default location in the $SYBASE directory structure. Open Client and Open Server products use the configuration files listed in Table B-1.

Table B-1: Names and locations for configuration files

File name

Description

Location

For more information

libtcl.cfg

The driver configuration file contains information regarding directory, security, and network drivers and any required initialization information.

NoteYou can use the CS_LIBTCL_CFG property to specify an alternate path to libtcl.cfg file.

$SYBASE/$SYBASE_OCS/config

See “The libtcl.cfg and libtcl64.cfg files”.

Also see the Open Client Client-Library/C Reference Manual.

interfaces

The interfaces file contains connection and security information for each server listed in the file. It is also used as a backup for services described in the libtcl.cfg file.

$SYBASE

See “The interfaces file”.

objectid.dat

The object identifiers file maps global object identifiers to local names for character set, collating sequence, and security mechanisms.

$SYBASE/config/objectid.dat

See Appendix C, “Localization.”

ocs.cfg

The runtime configuration file allows you to change certain values at runtime.

$SYBASE/$SYBASE_OCS/config

See “The ocs.cfg file”.