You can set a password for the database server, start and
stop the database server, check user connections, and use the command
line to perform actions on the database server.
Setting a password for the database server
When the Rational® DOORS® database server is installed,
it does not have a password, so anyone can manage the server. You
can set a password for the server, and you can change the password
for the server.
Starting the database server on Windows
The Rational DOORS database server runs as
a service, which you can start and stop using the Control
Panel. The database server starts automatically when the
computer starts, and reads configuration information from the registry.
You can also start the database server using the command line, with
switches to override the configuration information in the registry.
Starting the database server on UNIX
When the Rational DOORS database server starts up
on UNIX, it reads configuration
information from environment variables. You can use command-line switches
on the doorsd command to override the environment variables.
Stopping the database server
You can use the Rational DOORS Database Server Administration
Tool on Windows machines
to stop database servers running on either Windows or UNIX.
Checking which users are connected to the database server
Use the Rational DOORS Database Server Administration
Tool on Windows machines
to check which users are connected to database servers on either Windows or UNIX. The Rational DOORS client only makes a connection
to the server when it needs to read data from disk or write data to
disk. It closes the connection as soon as the data transfer is completed.