hobbitclient.cfg

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Version: 327020 (ubuntu - 08/07/09)

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NAME

hobbitclient.cfg - Hobbit client environment variables

DESCRIPTION

Hobbit programs use multiple environment variables beside the normal set of variables. For the Hobbit client, the environment definitions are stored in the ~hobbit/client/etc/hobbitclient.cfg file. Each line in this file is of the form NAME=VALUE and defines one environment variable NAME with the value VALUE.

SETTINGS

BBDISP
The IP-address used to contact the Hobbit server. Default: Chosen when the Hobbit client was compiled.
BBDISPLAYS
List of IP-adresses of Hobbit servers. Data will be sent to all of the servers listed here. This setting is only used if BBDISP=0.0.0.0.
BBPORT
The portnumber for used to contact the Hobbit server. Default: 1984.
BBHOME
The Hobbit client top-level directory. Default: The $HOBBITCLIENTHOME setting inherited from the "runclient.sh" script which starts the Hobbit client.
BBCLIENTLOGS
The directory for the Hobbit clients' own logfiles. Default: $BBHOME/logs
BBTMP
Directory used for temporary files. Default: $BBHOME/tmp/
BB
Full path to the bb(1) client program. Default: $BBHOME/bin/bb.
Commands
Many extension scripts expect a series of environment variables to point at various system utilities. These are included in the file when the client is built.

INHERITED SETTINGS

Some environment variables are inherited from the "runclient.sh" script which launches the Hobbit client:
MACHINEDOTS
The hostname of the local system. Default: Taken from "uname -n".
MACHINE
The hostname of the local system, with dots replaced by commas. For compatibility with Big Brother extension scripts.
BBOSTYPE
The operating system of the local system, in lowercase. Default: taken from "uname -s".
HOBBITCLIENTHOME
The top-level directory for the Hobbit client. Default: The location of the "runclient.sh" script.

SEE ALSO

hobbit(7)