The AccuRev Server program manages a data repository, which provides long-term storage for your organization’s development data -- for example, all versions of all source files. The repository consists of:
When it starts, the AccuRev Server program determines the location of the site_slice and
depots directories by looking at the settings in configuration file
acserver.cnf. This file must reside in the same directory as the Server program (
accurev_server) itself. See
Server Configuration File on page 16 for more information.
If you create an acadmin AccuRev administrator account, as suggested in
Operating-System User Identity of the Server Processes on page 13, this user identity must also have access to the
bin directory where the AccuRev executables are stored.
It is essential that such techniques not be used when the AccuRev Server process sends information to the disk containing the AccuRev repository. The Server always follows each write request with a “synchronize the disk” request. Sometimes, this ensures that data is safely on disk before the Server proceeds to its next task. For example, this is typically the case if the repository is stored on a disk that is local to the machine on which the Server is executing.