Specifying a database type
To configure a backend database, select the
Backend database 
Add
(or Modify)
menu option then select the ldbm or shell option,
as follows:
- ldbm
-
Identifies a Berkeley B-Tree db database.
- shell
-
Allows the administrator to attach a customized backend database by means
of a series of executable files, usually shell scripts. See
``Writing a SHELL backend database''
for more details.
A screen entitled ``Add new backend database'' appears, with a template
database definition (common to both types) and the following menu
options:
The first field on the screen merely confirms the database type selected.
Alongside this field is a Configure button. The screens that
result depend on the database type. For details of ldbm-specific
configuration, see
``Configuring an LDBM database'';
shell-specific configurations are described in
``Configuring a shell database''.
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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.1 - 5 November 1999