Changing start-up parameter

To change start-up parameters or to change the server name in the NT Registry:

  1. Start the NT Registry Editor (regedt32.exe, usually in winnt\system32).

  2. For NT 4.0, select the window named:

    \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    

    or, for NT 3.5.1:

    \\HKEY_USER
    

    and select the correct user entry.

  3. Save or print the existing settings before proceeding. From the registry menu, select the Save Subtree As command or the Print command.

  4. In the tree view, highlight:

    	\SOFTWARE\SYBASE\Server\
     		srvrName\Parameters
    

    where srvrName is the name of the server whose start-up parameters you want to change.

    On the right side of the window, review the list of existing start-up parameters. They appear in the following format:

    	Argx, dataType, parameter 
    

    where:

    An example containing the Historical Server -D, -U, and -P start-up parameters follows:

    	Arg0:REG_SZ:-Dc:\sybase\data\hs_data 
    
    	Arg1:REG_SZ:-Uhssuper
    
    	Arg2:REG_SZ:-Pxwdfr
    
  5. To add a new start-up parameter:

  6. To modify existing parameters:

  7. From the registry menu, choose Exit.