User Manual Exclusions for Linux

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Because the Linux platform is unique, Linux users are advised to look through this section when referring to the Advanced Operations Guide (and to the rest of this guide). This section contains exclusions and differences that apply only to the Linux release of Pervasive.SQL.

Utilities

All Win32 utilities must be run from a Windows client. If a utility must be run at the server, then its Linux equivalent will be found in this manual.

Security and user account issues relating to Linux utilities and the configuration of the Linux client are documented in the Linux section of Getting Started with Pervasive.SQL (Server edition).

Changes and Exclusions

The following sections of the Advanced Operations Guide do not apply to Linux. Any necessary explanations are given below.

• The sections, Understanding the Pervasive Component Architecture of the Advanced Operations Guide regarding Overview of Smart Components, Component Identification, or Unique Component Naming do not apply to Pervasive.SQL V8.
• The section, Understanding the Pervasive Component Architecture of the Advanced Operations Guide regarding Pervasive.SQL Event Logging is different for Pervasive.SQL V8 on Linux.

Pervasive.SQL V8 uses the standard Linux logging system. Depending on the configuration of /etc/syslog.conf, messages are sent to the syslogd daemon, which does one of the following:

• logs it in an appropriate system log
• writes it to the system console
• forwards it to a list of users
• forwards it to syslogd on another host over the network

More information can be found in the man pages for syslogd and syslog.conf.

• The section, Configuration Reference of the Advanced Operations Guide regarding the settings for System Cache (Windows/Linux engines only) and Accept Remote Request (Windows/Linux engines only) are ignored in Pervasive.SQL V8 for Linux.
• The chapter, Manipulating Btrieve Data Files with Maintenance of the Advanced Operations Guide works only on the client for Pervasive.SQL V8.