Start and stop the daemon (UNIX)

To start the daemon (UNIX)

1. Log in using the user ID you specified for the daemon in step 9c of Install Databridge Client on UNIX or as a user with root privileges. If you start the daemon from the root (for example, by typing su), the daemon automatically assumes the specified user ID.

2. Make sure that you specified the appropriate environment variables in the dbdaemon script. If you use Oracle, add the Oracle bin directory to the PATH. Failing to do this causes the bulk loader scripts to not find the sqlldr program. Also, add the Oracle lib directory to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable (64-bit systems) or the program will be unable to find the shared libraries and will not start. For more information, see Install Databridge Client on UNIX.

3. Start the daemon by doing one of the following:

   • On Linux and Solaris systems, type:

   /etc/init.d/dbdaemon start

   • On HP_UX systems, type:

   /sbin/init.d

   The daemon automatically creates the config and logs subdirectories for the data source working directory, and then places a binary configuration file ( dbcontrol.cfg) in the config subdirectory. This configuration file is updated each time you add a new data source in the Client Console.

4. If you're using the Client Console, see Start the Client Console (UNIX).