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Part 2: The 32-Bit/64-Bit Drivers : The Sybase Wire Protocol Driver : Configuring and Connecting to Data Sources : Data Source Configuration in the UNIX/Linux odbc.ini File
  
Data Source Configuration in the UNIX/Linux odbc.ini File
This information pertains to UNIX and Linux. On UNIX and Linux, you must set up the proper ODBC environment before configuring data sources. See Environment Configuration for basic setup information and Environment Variables for more detail about this procedure.
Data sources for UNIX and Linux are stored in the system information file (by default, odbc.ini). If you have a Motif GUI environment on Linux, you can configure and modify data sources through the DataDirect ODBC Data Source Administrator for Linux (the Linux ODBC Administrator) using a driver Setup dialog box. (See Configuration Through the Administrator for a detailed explanation of the Administrator.)
If you do not have a GUI environment, you can configure and modify data sources directly by editing the odbc.ini file and storing default connection values there. See Configuration Through the System Information (odbc.ini) File for detailed information about the specific steps necessary to configure a data source.
Connection Option Descriptions lists driver connection string attributes that must be used in the odbc.ini file to set the value of the attributes. Note that only the long name of the attribute can be used in the file. The default listed in the table is the initial default value when the driver is installed.