Configuration Files

There are several configuration files for the database and the database software. You can open most of these configuration files directly using a text editor. To display configuration files that have a file ID, use Database Studio or Database Manager CLI.

More information:

Database Studio, Displaying Configuration and Log Files
Database Manager CLI, file_getfirst

Configuration Files for Installations
File Name	File ID	Directory	Description
`Installations.ini`	-	`<global_data>\config`	On Unix and Linux only Information about the installations and X servers on the computer Contains the `XserverAutostart` flag with which you can configure the startup behavior of the installation-specific X servers.

Configuration Files of the Database <database_name>
File Name	File ID	Directory	Description
`BackupTemplates.xml`	`DBMMDF`	Run directory of the database (see Run Directory).	Definitions of backup templates for the database
`cserv.pcf`	`-`	`<installation_path>\env` You can display the installation path using the `dbm_getpath` DBM command: `dbmcli dbm_getpath InstallationPath` For more information, see Database Manager CLI, dbm_getpath.	Default parameter file for the installation Contains the default values, value ranges, calculation formulas, and properties of the database parameters. More information: Properties of Database Parameters
`<database_name>`	`PARAM`	`<data_path>\config` You can display the data path using the `dbm_getpath` DBM command: `dbmcli dbm_getpath DataPath`	Binary parameter file of the database, containing the current values of the database parameters Caution Do not change database parameter values directly in this file, but as described in the Database Parameters section. End of the caution. More information on the history of the values of database parameters: Log Files
`<database_name>.upc`	-	`<data_path>\config`	User profile container of the database Contains encrypted information about the database system administrator and the DBM operators. For information about the users that are stored in the user profile container, use the DBM commands `user_getall` and `user_get`. More information: Database Manager CLI, user_getall, user_get
`dbm.cfg`	`DBMCFG`	Run directory of the database	Database Manager configuration file for the database
`dbm.upc`	-	Run directory of the database	Copy of the `<database_name>.upc` file

Other Configuration Files
File Name	Directory	Description
`.XUSER.62`	`<os_user_home>` (home directory of the operating system user who executed the XUSER command)	On Unix and Linux only File where the XUSER entries are stored. More information: XUSER
`dbanalyzer<version>.cfg`	`<installation_path>\env` You can display the installation path using the `dbm_getpath` DBM command: `dbmcli dbm_getpath InstallationPath`	Database Analyzer Configuration File
`loader.cfg`	`<loader_application_data>\config`	Loader configuration file More information: Loader, Transport Mode
`sdb`	`/etc/opt`	On Unix and Linux only Configuration file of the database software The installation program generates this file during the installation of the database software. Caution Do not change this file. End of the caution.

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