catalogdb Command—List Databases That You Own

Permission required: System administrator, DBA.

The catalogdb utility is a forms-based interface that enables you to list your databases, the databases that you can access, the location names known to the system, the extensions made to your databases, and your user capabilities. For information on how to modify these attributes, see accessdb Command.

The utility requires you to define the type of terminal you are using.

The catalogdb command has the following format:

catalogdb [-uusername] [-vnode=vnode]

• -uusername

  Specifies the effective user for the session, as described in Standard Flags and Parameters.

• -vnode=vnode

  Specifies a vnode name as described in Standard Flags and Parameters.

  Note: A dynamic vnode is not valid on the -vnode parameter of the catalogdb command.

catalogdb Examples

This command lets you browse through data on your own account and databases:

catalogdb

This command lets you, as system administrator, browse the data for another user:

catalogdb -uPeter