Overview: Do I Need To Set Environment Variables; Deciding To Set Environment Variables; What Variables Can I Set; Displaying Current Environment Variables - DEC 4000 600 series Owner's Manual

Overview: Do I Need to Set Environment Variables?

Overview: Do I Need to Set Environment Variables?
Although it is not essential to set environment variables, setting
Deciding to Set
Environment environment variables can simplify the operation of your system.
Variables
You set environment variables from console mode. The ideal
time to set environment variables is before you boot operating
system software. If your operating system is up and running,
you must invoke console mode. (Refer to Invoke Console Mode in
Chapter 1.)
After you have finished setting environment variables, you can
begin or resume operating your system in operating system
mode.
What Variables Table 4–1 describes the environment variables and their factory
Can I Set? settings.
Displaying You can use the
Current any environment variable described in Table 4–1. For instance,
Environment to display the current setting of the auto_action environment
Variables variable, enter the following:
>>> show auto_action
The system responds with a display similar to the following:
auto_action
In this example, the auto_action environment variable is set to
boot.
4–2 Setting Environment Variables
command to display the current setting of
show
Return
boot