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odbcinst.ini(5) unixODBC manual pages odbcinst.ini(5) 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. Recognized configuration keys 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 odbcinst(1) entry, if you edit the configuration file by hand, you have to supply it yourself. 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 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 template file containg: [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
odbcinst(1), odbc.ini(5) AUTHORS
The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <pharvey@codebydesign.com> and Nick Gorham <nick@easysoft.com>. 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. version 2.3.1 Thu 27 Jun 2013 odbcinst.ini(5)
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odbcinst(1) UnixODBC Reference odbcinst(1) NAME
odbcinst - command line tool for batch ODBC configuration SYNOPSIS
odbcinst action object options action is one of -i install a driver or data source -u uninstall a driver or data source -q query a list of drivers or data sources present on the system --version shows the version number of the program object is one of -d an ODBC driver in /etc/odbcinst.ini -s an ODBC Data Source Name (DSN) in an odbc.ini file. options are zero or more of -f template file Used with -i, this option specifies a template file containing the driver or DSN to be installed. -r Read the template from standard input. -n Driver/Data Source Name Used with -u to specify a driver or DSN to remove. -v Contrary to standard practice, this turns off verbose output; there is no output, even for errors. -l The specified Data Source object is a System DSN, in /etc/odbc.ini. -h The specified Data Source object is a User DSN, in the current user's $HOME/.odbc.ini. This is the default with -s. DESCRIPTION
odbcinst updates the configuration files that control ODBC access to database servers on the current host. It also maintains in /etc/odbcinst.ini a count of the number of references to a particular driver, which can be used to determine whether it should be removed from the file (only when the reference count drops to 0). Installing Drivers and DSNs are installed using the -i option. If the object to be installed is a driver (-d), the specified driver is added to /etc/odbcinst.ini or its reference count is incremented if it is already there. If the object is a data source (-s), the data source is added either to /etc/odbc.ini (if -l is used) or to $HOME/.odbc.ini (the default, which can also be specified with -h). Uninstalling Uninstalling a driver is done with the command odbcinst -u -d -n driver name. Uninstalling a DSN is done with the command odbcinst -u -s -n data source name. Uninstalling causes the reference count on the object to be decremented. If nothing else has requested this driver or DSN (i.e., the reference count drops to zero), it is removed from the config file. The options -l and -h are used with -s to specify which odbc.ini file to configure. Queries The command odbcinst -q -d returns a list of all drivers present in /etc/odbcinst.ini. The command odbcinst -q -s returns a list of all system and user DSNs available. EXIT STATUS
0 Success non-zero Failure TEMPLATE FILES
A typical driver template looks like this: [MySQL] Description = MySQL driver Driver = /usr/lib/odbc/libmyodbc.so Setup = /usr/lib/odbc/libodbcmyS.so A DSN template looks like this: [Sample DSN] Description = Test MySQL connection Driver = MySQL Trace = Yes TraceFile = /tmp/odbc.log Database = junk Server = localhost Port = 3306 Socket = The Description and Driver fields should be present in all DSN configurations. Other options are driver-specific; consult your ODBC driver's documentation for a list of allowed options, or see ODBCConfig(1) for a graphical tool that can be used to interactively set up a DSN or driver the first time. FILES
/etc/odbcinst.ini, /etc/odbc.ini, $HOME/.odbc.ini AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> and Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> for the Debian package of unixODBC. SEE ALSO
ODBCConfig(1), gODBCConfig(1) UnixODBC 2nd Mar 2002 odbcinst(1)