Connect Parameter: Options 35
Custom Connect Options
Table 10 contains the supported options you can use for Custom connections
(underlined values are defaults).
Example:
CONNECT=Custom \
Description="Custom_Connection" \
AutoConnect=Yes \
Reconnect=Yes \
ReconnectSeconds=100 \
Command=/usr/bin/xterm\ \
Table 10 Custom Connect Options
Option Description
AutoConnect={no, yes} Default is no.
Yes/no option to start a connection automatically at
sign-on.
Command=<command or
application to be executed from the
client>
Mandatory Option
Specifies a command or application to be executed from
the client. For example: Command=/usr/bin/xterm>
Description=<string description> Mandatory Option
Connection description. Provides a connection name for
the Desktop icon and the Connection Manager.
CAUTION: The text must be enclosed in quotation marks
if it contains spaces or punctuation characters. These
characters are not allowed: & ‘ “ $ ? ! | ; ( ) [ ] { } \
Reconnect={
no, yes} Default is no.
Yes/no option to automatically reconnect to an
application server after a disconnection.
ReconnectSeconds=<value in
seconds>
Default is 30.
Specifies the amount of time in seconds (default is 30) to
wait before automatic reconnection to an application
server after a disconnection. Requires Reconnect=yes or
1.