By default, Adaptive Server reads the configuration file server_name.cfg in the start-up directory when it starts. If this file does not exist, it creates a new file and uses Adaptive Server defaults for all values.
You can start Adaptive Server with a specified configuration file. For more information, see the Utility Guide.
If the configuration file you specify does not exist, Adaptive Server prints an error message and does not start.
If the command is successful, the file server_name.bak is created. This file contains the configuration values stored in sysconfigures prior to the time sysconfigures was updated with the values read in from the configuration file you specified. This file is overwritten with each subsequent start-up.
When there are errors in the configuration file, Adaptive Server may not start or may use default values.
Adaptive Server uses default values if:
There are illegal values. For example, if a parameter requires a numeric value, and the configuration file contains a character string, Adaptive Server uses the default value.
Values are below the minimum allowable value.
