Change the remote host destination path of the configuration

You can change the default location on the remote host where a configuration is stored.

About this task

The default location on the remote host for an exported configuration is /QIBM/ProdData/Devtools/clientconfig/. You can change the destination with the QRDICONFIGFOLDER environment variable. You will need *JOBCTL authority to add or change this variable.

Procedure

Set the system environment variable to the location where you want configurations to be stored.

Add the QRDICONFIGFOLDER environment variable if it does not already exist.

Procedure

  1. Open the Commands Log view. Click Window > Show View > Commands Log.
    Show Commands Log view

    If you do not see a command prompt field, click the view menu down arrow and select Show Log > your_server_name.Click view arrow

  2. Enter ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(QRDICONFIGFOLDER) LEVEL(*SYS) and click Prompt.
    Enter command
  3. In the Initial value field, enter the IFS location where you want the configuration to be stored. For example, /home/test/RDiconfig
    Add initial value
  4. Click OK.

Change the QRDICONFIGFOLDER environment variable if it already exists

Procedure

  1. Open the Commands Log view. Click Window > Show View > Commands Log.
    Show Commands Log view

    If you do not see a command prompt field, click the view menu down arrow and select Show Log > your_server_name.Click view arrow

  2. Enter CHGENVVAR ENVVAR(QRDICONFIGFOLDER) LEVEL(*SYS) and click Prompt.
    Enter command to change variable
  3. In the New value field, enter the IFS location where you want the configuration to be stored. For example, /home/test2/RDiconfig.
    Change value
  4. Click OK.

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