ifxguard configuration file

The ifxguard configuration file sets the properties of the ifxguard utility.

The default location of the ifxguard configuration file is $INFORMIXDIR/etc/ifxguard.$INFORMIXSERVER.

The ifxguard configuration file contains the following parameters:

NAME
The name of the ifxguard agent. Must be unique on the host computer.
WORKERS
The number of threads for the ifxguard agent. Default is 4. Each thread connects to the database server and processes client application communication. For better performance, set equal to or greater than the number of CPU virtual processors.
LIBPATH
The installation path of IBM® Security Guardium® library for Informix®. Default is $INFORMIXDIR/lib/libguard_informix.so.
DEBUG
Optional. The level of debugging:
  • 0 = Default. Debugging is disabled.
  • 1 = The ifxguard utility prints error messages.
  • 2 = The ifxguard utility prints error messages, the routine name, and more debugging messages.
LOGFILE
Optional. The full path and file name for the ifxguard log file. If not set, messages are sent to stdout.

Example

For example, the following ifxguard configuration file starts 6 worker threads, and prints error messages to the log file:

NAME   ifxg_ol_informix1210_1
WORKERS   6
LIBPATH   /usr/local/informix/lib/libguard_informix.so
DEBUG   2
LOGFILE   /tmp/logfile.txt
Parent topic: Auditing with IBM Security Guardium (UNIX, Linux)
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