Where is all the database stuff ?

The database utilities are stored in nccs:~dserver/system/bin/linux Add this directory to your PATH.

In this directory you will find a script called dbm_env which sets up all the necessary environment variables. This script should be called at login time using the command source if you are running csh or . (dot) if you are using bash.

The database tables are stored in $DBM_DIR which is set to ~dserver/dbase on nccs.

A special table called HARTRAO has been created for Hartebeesthoek¹. All NCCS devices should be created in this domain. If necessary other domains can be added in the future.

The database resources are stored in $DBM_RESDIR ~dserver/res on nccs. A subdirectory called hartrao has been created for HartRAO specific resources and most new files will be created here.