The run directory of a database is the directory where the database system saves the configuration and log files of the database. If you enter a relative path when working with a database, the database system will always interpret this path as being relative to the run directory.
The default value for the run directory path is <independent_data_path>\wrk\<database_name>. When creating a new database, you configure the directory <independent_data_path> and thus the run directory path.
Note
To display <independent_data_path> for the database <database_name>, enter the following command on the command line:
dbmcli -d <database_name> -u <dbm_operator_name>,<dbm_operator_password> dbm_getpath IndepDataPath
You require the name and password of a DBM operator.
More information: Database Manager CLI, dbm_getpath
The database system stores the run directory path in the RunDirectoryPath general database parameter.
When you restart the database after a system failure, the database system moves the old log files to the <diag_history_path> directory. The default value for this directory is <independent_data_path>\wrk\<database_name>\DIAGHISTORY.
Run directory of the DEMODB database
Microsoft Windows:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\sdb\data\wrk\DEMODB
Unix and Linux:
/var/opt/sdb/data/wrk/DEMODB
Glossary, Directory, Log File, Configuration File
Database Studio, Displaying Database Properties
Database Administration in CCMS, Properties