---
name: "gda-config"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgda2-bin"
version: "1.2.4-1.2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gda-config/5"
---

# gda-config(5)

libgda global configuration file. $(HOME)/.libgda/config - libgda user configuration file.

## NAME

$(sysconfdir)/libgda/config - libgda global configuration file. $(HOME)/.libgda/config - libgda user configuration file.

## DESCRIPTION

The config file of libgda is an XML file. The document starts with \<libgda-config\> tag, which contains sections that hold the configured database providers for libgda.

The values in the global configuration file are overriden by the ones in the user configuration file.

Each \<section\> has a 'path' attribute whose value *must* be something like "/apps/libgda/Datasources/XXXXXXXX", where XXXXXXXX is the name of the database backend (i.e., postgres, mysql,...)

Inside each \<section\> you can have for \<entry\> tags with 'name', 'type' and 'value' attributes. Valid values for 'name' are: *Provider*, *Username*, *DSN* and *Description*. 'type' value is always "string" and 'value' contains the value for the given 'name'.

## EXAMPLE

This is a sample file. You may modify it manually, add/remove sections,...

```
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<libgda-config>
  <section path="/apps/libgda/Datasources/postgres">
    <entry name="Provider" type="string" value="PostgreSQL"/>
    <entry name="Username" type="string" value="gonzalo"/>
    <entry name="DSN" type="string"
           value="DATABASE=test;USER=gonzalo"/>
    <entry name="Description" type="string"
           value="Mi favourite provider"/>
  </section>
</libgda-config>
```

You can also use **gda-config-tool** or **mergeant** (recommended) to modify this file.

## SEE ALSO

**mergeant**(1), [**gda-config-tool**(1)](/gda-config-tool/1.md)