Setting Environment Variables

To configure the database server environment, verify that the following environment variables are set correctly:

• INFORMIXDIR is set to the full path of the Informix directory.
• INFORMIXSERVER is set to the name of the default database server.

  For more information, see also Connect Option.

• INFORMIXSQLHOSTS is set to the full path to the SQLHOSTS file (UNIX) or the SQLHOSTS registry host machine (Windows).

For more information, see the IBM Informix Administrator's Reference.