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NAME
/etc/odbcinst.ini - An unixODBC drivers configuration
DESCRIPTION
/etc/odbcinst.ini is a text configuration file for unixODBC drivers. It
can be edited by hand, but the recommended way to update this file is
to use the odbcinst(1) utility.
FILE FORMAT
The general .ini file format is:
[SectionName1]
key1 = value1
key2 = value2
...
[SectionName2]
key1 = value1
key2 = value2
...
Each ODBC driver has its own section and can be referred to by the name
of its section. Configuration keys recognised in driver sections by
unixODBC itself are:
Description
A text string briefly describing the driver.
Driver A filesystem path to the actual driver library.
Setup A filesystem path to the driver setup library.
FileUsage
The section named [ODBC] configures global options. Keys recog-
nised in the [ODBC] section include:
Trace
Enable ODBC driver trace output, which is written to the path
specified by TraceFile.
Note that some drivers have their own separate trace control op-
tions. Unlike the Trace option these are usually specified at
the DSN level.
Values recognised as enabled are any case variation of "1", "y",
"yes" or "on".
TraceFile
Path or path-pattern to write the ODBC trace file to. Has no ef-
fect unless Trace is enabled. Default /tmp/sql.log.
WARNING: setting TraceFile to a path writeable by multiple users
may not work correctly as only the first user will be able to
create and open the file.
TEMPLATE FILES
The recommended way to manage the drivers is using the odbcinst(1)
utility. You can install the drivers by supplying it with template
file, which has the same format as this file.
EXAMPLES
An example of the actual PostgreSQL driver:
[PostgreSQL]
Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
Driver = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
Setup = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so
FileUsage = 1
Note that driver paths may vary, and some drivers require Driver64 and
Setup64 entries too.
By specifying the driver like that, you can then reference it in the
odbc.ini(5) as follows:
Driver = PostgreSQL
The recommended way to add that driver is by creating a template file
containing:
[PostgreSQL]
Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
Driver = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
Setup = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so
and call the odbcinst(1):
# odbcinst -i -d -f template.ini
SEE ALSO
unixODBC(7), odbcinst(1), odbc.ini(5)
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AUTHORS
The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <pharvey@codebydesign.com> and
Nick Gorham <nick@lurcher.org>. For the full list of contributors see
the AUTHORS file.
COPYRIGHT
unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For
details about the license, see the COPYING file.
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