ROOTNAME

onconfig.std value

rootdbs

units

A dbspace

range of values

Up to 128 characters. ROOTNAME must begin with a letter or underscore and must contain only letters, numbers, underscores, or $ characters.

takes effect

When disk is initialized (destroys all data)

refer to

Allocating disk space, in the chapter on managing disk space in the IBM Informix Administrator's Guide

ROOTNAME specifies a name for the root dbspace for this database server configuration.

The name must be unique among all dbspaces that the database server manages. It is recommended that you select a name that is easily recognizable as the root dbspace.