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Guidelines for Using Operating System Variables on UNIX Endpoints

Valid on UNIX

A CA ControlMinder 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 ControlMinder. You should observe the following guidelines when you use operating system variables on a UNIX endpoint: