---
name: "gbrowse_metadb_config"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gbrowse"
version: "2.56+dfsg-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gbrowse_metadb_config"
---

# gbrowse\_metadb\_config(1)

Initializes an empty GBrowse user accounts and uploads metadata database

## NAME

gbrowse\_metadb\_config - Initializes an empty GBrowse user accounts and uploads metadata database

## SYNOPSIS

**gbrowse\_metadb\_config \[-dns password -admin user:pass\]** *dns Provide a custom DBI connection string, overriding what is* set in Gbrowse.conf. Note that if there are semicolons in the string (like most MySQL connection DSNs will), you WILL have to escape it with quotes. *\[-admin user:pass\] Provide an administrator username and password (in the form* user:pass) to skip the prompts if the database does not exist.

## DESCRIPTION

Initializes an empty GBrowse user accounts and uploads metadata database. Currently mysql and SQLite databases are supported. When creating a mysql database you must provide the -admin option to specify a user and password that has database create privileges on the server.

## AUTHOR

Olivier Sallou (olivier.sallou (at) irisa.fr) - Man page and packaging Lincoln Stein - GBrowse