/etc/odbc.ini, $HOME/.odbc.ini - unixODBC data source configuration files
/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.
Many ODBC drivers come with .ini file templates. Using odbcinst to install these templates is recommended.
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:
• 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).
• Description
Human-readable data source description.
• Database
Database name or identifier. The meaning is driver-specific and can specify a file path, Unix socket path, an identifier relative to a server name, etc.
• Servername
Server name. The meaning is driver-specific but generally 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.
An example odbc.ini configuration file is shown in the "Administrator Manual" shipped with unixODBC.
unixODBC(7), odbcinst(1), isql(1), iusql(1), odbcinst.ini(5)
"The unixODBC Administrator Manual (HTML)"
The authors of unixODBC are Peter Harvey <[email protected]> and Nick Gorham <[email protected]>.
For a full list of contributors, refer to the AUTHORS file.
unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For details about the license, see the COPYING file.