NAME

dbsrv − ODBC database server

SYNOPSIS

­lib/dbsrv ­alg ... 

DESCRIPTION

­Dbsrv is normally configured to be run by srv(8) on a machine that acts as database server, for access through the module db(7).

The incoming call is authenticated by security-auth(2). After successful authorisation, the client can request that a digest and/or encryption algorithm be applied to protect the data exchanged with the server. Each ­alg names a digest or encryption algorithm that the server will allow the client to use, in any form accepted by ssl(3); the special name ­none means that ­ssl need not be used. 

The implementation of ­dbsrv relies on a program external to Inferno, infdb, which translates between the db(7) internal format for requests, and data base access calls on the host. ­Dbsrv invokes ­infdb using the cmd(3) device. Currently ­infdb is implemented only under Windows/NT, giving access via ODBC to a Microsoft Access data base. 

FILES

­/cmd host command execution

­/Nt/386/bin/infdb.exe Windows executable for ODBC interface

/usr/user/keyring/default
server’s authentication data when srv(8) run as ­user

SOURCE

­/appl/lib/dbsrv.b

SEE ALSO

db(7), srv(8)

Plan 9  —  June 07, 2000