testconn Command

Tests the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) connection to the PostgreSQL instance (does not test for the existence of a GitCentric database.

Syntax

kandoMaintain testconn

testconn Example

Test the JDBC connection to the PostgreSQL database instance for GitCentric, specifying the DB user account but having kandoMaintain prompt for the DB password:

kandoMaintain testconn -u postgres

kandoMaintain prompts you to enter the database admin password, and uses the default connection string jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5075/kando since you did not specify the -c <dbconnectstring> option.

Options

-u <dbadmin>

The database administration user. This is the same user name as specified during installation (default is postgres). If this is required by the command you are using but you do not include it, kandoMaintain prompts you for it.

-P <dbpass>

The database administration password. This is the same user password as specified during installation. If this is required by the command you are using but you do not include it, kandoMaintain prompts you for it. If you write scripts that incorporate this option, be sure to secure the file against unauthorized access.

-c <dbconnectstring>

The database connection string:

jdbc:postgresql://<host>:<port>/<dbname>

If you do not specify -c for a command that requires it, kandoMaintain assumes the default value jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5075/kando. If you do specify -c, then jdbc:postgresql:// at a minimum is required. Partial connection strings will have default values automatically supplied. For example, if you specify jdbc:postgresql://, kandoMaintain assumes a <host> of localhost, a <port> value of 5075 and a <dbname> of kando.

-Fc <path>

The path to a text file (such as <gc_home>/dbsettings.conf) containing values for three of the parameters used by kandoMaintain. The contents of this file should include:

DB_USER=<dbadmin>

Eliminates the need for -u on the command line.

DB_PASS=<dbpassword>

Eliminates the need for -P on the command line.

DB_CONNECT=<dbconnectstring>

Eliminates the need for -c on the command line.

For example:

DB_USER=postgres
DB_PASS=postgres
DB_CONNECT =dbc:postgresql://localhost:5075/kando

Note: The settings and the values accepted by this configuration file can change without notice from release to release.