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Guidelines for Using Operating System Variables on UNIX Endpoints

Valid on UNIX

A CA Access Control operating system variable (ACVAR object of type osvar) uses the value of a UNIX environment variable. Because each UNIX process has its own set of environment variables, we recommend that you do not use operating system variables on UNIX endpoints.

If you do use operating system variables on UNIX endpoints, you must set and export the necessary environment variables before you start CA Access Control. You should observe the following guidelines when you use operating system variables on a UNIX endpoint:

• If you use rc startup scripts to start CA Access Control when the computer boots, verify that the script sets and exports the environment variables before it starts CA Access Control.
• If a user stops and restarts CA Access Control, the user must set and export the environment variables in their session before they restart CA Access Control.