$(sysconfdir)/libgda/config - libgda global configuration file. $(HOME)/.libgda/config - libgda user configuration file.

The config file of libgda is an XML file. The document starts with <libgda-config> tag, which contains sections that hold the configured database providers for libgda.

The values in the global configuration file are overriden by the ones in the user configuration file.

Each <section> has a 'path' attribute whose value must be something like "/apps/libgda/Datasources/XXXXXXXX", where XXXXXXXX is the name of the database backend (i.e., postgres, mysql,...)

Inside each <section> you can have for <entry> tags with 'name', 'type' and 'value' attributes. Valid values for 'name' are: Provider, Username, DSN and Description. 'type' value is always "string" and 'value' contains the value for the given 'name'.

This is a sample file. You may modify it manually, add/remove sections,...

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<libgda-config>
  <section path="/apps/libgda/Datasources/postgres">
    <entry name="Provider" type="string" value="PostgreSQL"/>
    <entry name="Username" type="string" value="gonzalo"/>
    <entry name="DSN" type="string"
           value="DATABASE=test;USER=gonzalo"/>
    <entry name="Description" type="string"
           value="Mi favourite provider"/>
  </section>
</libgda-config>

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