databases(5)						     GNATS configuration files						      databases(5)

NAME

       databases - the known set of GNATS databases

DESCRIPTION

       The  databases configuration file is a site-wide configuration file containing the list of GNATS databases that are available either on the
       host itself or remotely over the network, together with some parameters associated with each database.  It  is  located	in  the  directory
       /usr/share/gnats.

       The  file  contains  one  line for each database. For databases located on the host itself, each line consists of three fields separated by
       colons:

	      database name:short description:/path/to/database

       The first field is the database name.  This is the name used to identify the database when invoking programs such as query-pr  or  send-pr,
       either  by using the --database option of the program or by setting the GNATSDB environment variable to the name of the database.  The sec-
       ond field is a short human-readable description of the database contents, and the final field is the directory where the database  contents
       are kept.

       For a database that is located across a network, but which should be accessible from this host, the entry for the database should look like
       this:

	      database name:short description of database::hostname:port

       The first two fields are the same as for local databases, the third field is empty (notice the two  adjacent  `:'  symbols,  indicating	an
       empty  field),  the  fourth  field is the hostname of the remote GNATS server, and the fifth field is the port number that the remote GNATS
       server is running on.

       Note that if you add a new local database, you must create its data directory,  including  appropriate  subdirectories  and  administrative
       files after adding an entry to databases.  This is best done using the mkdb tool.

       Lines beginning with a # are ignored.

       The  database name default is special; this is the entry used if no database name is specified via a --database option or the GNATSDB envi-
       ronment variable.

SEE ALSO

       Keeping Track: Managing Messages With GNATS (also installed as the GNU Info file gnats.info)

       databases(5), dbconfig(5), delete-pr(8), edit-pr(1) file-pr(8), gen-index(8), gnats(7), gnatsd(8), mkcat(8),  mkdb(8),  pr-edit(8),  query-
       pr(1), queue-pr(8), send-pr(1).

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								    August 2003 						      databases(5)