Chapter 2 The Database Server
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Switch Description
-gd level Set database starting permission. See "–gd command-line option"
on page 26.
-ge size Set the stack size for threads that run external functions [not
UNIX]. See "–ge command-line option" on page 27.
-gf
Disable firing of triggers. See "–gf command-line option" on
page 27.
-gk level Set the permission required to stop the server. See "–gk
command-line option" on page 27.
-gl level Set the permission required to load or unload data. See "–gl
command-line option" on page 27.
-gm num Limit the maximum number of connections. See "–gm command-
line option" on page 28.
-gn num Set the number of threads. See "–gn command-line option" on
page 28.
-gp size Set the maximum page size to size bytes. See "–gp command-line
option" on page 29.
-gr minutes Set the maximum recovery time to num minutes. See "–gr
command-line option" on page 29.
-gss size Set the thread stack size to size bytes [not applicable to
Windows]. See "–gss command-line option" on page 30.
-gt num Sets the number of operating system threads allowed to run
concurrently. See "–gt command-line option" on page 30.
-gu level Set the permission level for utility commands: utility_db, all,
none, dba. See "–gu command-line option" on page 30.
-gx
Modify operating system threading [Windows 95/98 and
Windows NT]. See "–gx command-line option" on page 30.
-m
Truncate the transaction log after each checkpoint, for all
databases. See "–m command-line option" on page 31.
-n name Use name as the name of the database server. See "–n command-
line option" on page 32.
-o filename Output messages to the specified file. See "–o command-line
option" on page 32.
-os size Limit the size of the log file for messages. See "–os command-
line option" on page 32.
-p packet-size Set the maximum network packet size [network server]. See "–p
command-line option" on page 33.
-q
Quiet mode—suppress output. See "–q command-line option" on
page 33.