The ONCONFIG File

The current configuration file is the %INFORMIXDIR%\etc\%ONCONFIG% or $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG file. The database server uses the ONCONFIG file during initialization.

If you start the database server with oninit and do not explicitly set the ONCONFIG environment variable, the database server looks for configuration values in the onconfig.std file. If no onconfig.std file exists, the database server returns the following error message:

WARNING: Cannot access configuration file $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG.

For more information on the order of files where the database server looks for configuration values during initialization, refer the material on initializing the database server in the IBM Informix Administrator's Guide.

For more information on setting up your ONCONFIG file, refer to the materials on installing and configuring the database server in the IBM Informix Administrator's Guide.