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odbc.ini(5) unixODBC manual pages odbc.ini(5) NAME /etc/odbc.ini, $HOME/.odbc.ini - unixODBC data source configuration files DESCRIPTION /etc/odbc.ini is a system-wide configuration file for ODBC Data Source Names (DSNs). $HOME/.odbc.ini is a user-specific configuration file for ODBC Data Source Names (DSNs). Paths to both configuration files can be overridden by unixODBC build options. Call odbcinst -j to determine the default configuration file paths on your system. NOTES Templates Many ODBC drivers come with .ini file templates. Using odbcinst to install these templates is recommended. FILE FORMAT odbc.ini follows the pesudo-standard ini file syntax convention of one or more [section headings], each followed by zero or more key = value attributes. [ODBC Data Sources] section This mandatory section lists each data source name (DSN) as a key. The associated values serve as comments. Each entry must be matched by an ini file [section] describing the data source. Data Source Name [section] Each data source is identified by a [section header], which is the DSN name used by applications. Each DSN definition section may contain values for the keys: o Driver (REQUIRED) The name of the ODBC driver to use for the DSN. The name must exactly match the [section name] of the driver definition stored in odbcinst.ini (and listed by odbcinst -q -d). o Description Human-readable data source description. o Database specifies a DNS name, IP network address or driver-specific discovery identifier. For a full list of supported parameters, refer to the HTML-formatted "Administrator Manual" shipped with unixODBC, the documentation for your ODBC driver and any data-source templates supplied by your driver. EXAMPLES An example odbc.ini configuration file is shown in the "Administrator Manual" shipped with unixODBC. SEE ALSO unixODBC(7), odbcinst(1), isql(1), iusql(1), odbcinst.ini(5) "The unixODBC Administrator Manual (HTML)" AUTHORS The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <pharvey@codebydesign.com> and Nick Gorham <nick@lurcher.org>. For a full list of contributors, refer to the AUTHORS file. COPYRIGHT unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For details about the license, see the COPYING file. version 2.3.11 Sun 10 Jan 2021 odbc.ini(5)