NAME

       /etc/odbcinst.ini - An unixODBC drivers configuration

DESCRIPTION

       /etc/odbcinst.ini  is  a  text configuration file for unixODBC drivers. It can be edited by hand, but the
       recommended way to update this file is to use the odbcinst(1) utility.

FILE FORMAT

       The general .ini file format is:

              [SectionName1]
              key1 = value1
              key2 = value2
              ...

              [SectionName2]
              key1 = value1
              key2 = value2
              ...

       Each ODBC driver has its own section and can be referred to by the name  of  its  section.  Configuration
       keys recognised in driver sections by unixODBC itself are:

       Description
              A text string briefly describing the driver.

       Driver A filesystem path to the actual driver library.

       Setup  A filesystem path to the driver setup library.

       FileUsage

              The section named [ODBC] configures global options. Keys recognised in the [ODBC] section include:

       Trace

              Enable ODBC driver trace output, which is written to the path specified by TraceFile.

              Note  that  some  drivers  have  their own separate trace control options. Unlike the Trace option
              these are usually specified at the DSN level.

              Values recognised as enabled are any case variation of "1", "y", "yes" or "on".

       TraceFile

              Path or path-pattern to write the ODBC trace file to. Has  no  effect  unless  Trace  is  enabled.
              Default /tmp/sql.log.

              WARNING:  setting  TraceFile  to a path writeable by multiple users may not work correctly as only
              the first user will be able to create and open the file.

   TEMPLATE FILES
       The recommended way to manage the drivers is using the odbcinst(1) utility. You can install  the  drivers
       by supplying it with template file, which has the same format as this file.

EXAMPLES

       An example of the actual PostgreSQL driver:

              [PostgreSQL]
              Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
              Driver      = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
              Setup       = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so
              FileUsage   = 1

       Note that driver paths may vary, and some drivers require Driver64 and Setup64 entries too.

       By specifying the driver like that, you can then reference it in the odbc.ini(5) as follows:

              Driver = PostgreSQL

       The recommended way to add that driver is by creating a template file containing:

              [PostgreSQL]
              Description = PostgreSQL driver for GNU/Linux
              Driver      = /usr/lib/psqlodbcw.so
              Setup       = /usr/lib/libodbcpsqlS.so

       and call the odbcinst(1):

              # odbcinst -i -d -f template.ini

SEE ALSO

       unixODBC(7), odbcinst(1), odbc.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 the full list of contributors see the AUTHORS file.

COPYRIGHT

       unixODBC is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. For details about the license, see  the
       COPYING file.

version 2.3.6                                    Thu 27 Jun 2013                                 odbcinst.ini(5)