The XUSER file cannot only be created in interactive mode by entering the parameters in the input forms but also using a batch file which must be specified with the XUSER call.
The call for the batch mode is:
The name of the file can be chosen freely. The file consists of groups of nine lines. The first line of each group contains the USERKEY, the second the user name, the third the password, then follow SERVERDB, SERVERNODE, SQLMODE, CACHELIMIT, TIMEOUT, and ISOLATION just as they are specified in the input screen. The next group (parameter combination) begins in the next line. If optional parameters (SERVERDB, SERVERNODE, SQLMODE) are not to be entered, a blank line must be at the corresponding place.
The entries in the file begin in column one without field identifier, for example:
DEFAULT
parker
secret
db1dia61
sqldial
ADABAS
-1
-1
-1
home
parker
"top_secret"
db2dia61
sqldial
-1
90
1
When the option -b is used, a new XUSER file is created in any case. An XUSER file possibly existing will be overridden.
If the specified file has the length 0, the state after the installation is restored; i.e., the input screen for the first parameter group appears with the next XUSER call.
Both formats can be used to make XUSER operative again when the user forgot the password.