Creating User-specific Configurations

To protect against unplanned configuration changes, Enterprise Server for .NET configuration files install to a location that has read-only access to users.

However, you can create override configurations that are used only by specific users. When applying configurations, an Enterprise Server for .NET process performs the following:

The operating system looks for the executable's application configuration file in the same folder as the executable.
In a 64-bit system, the Server EE for .NET executables are installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\product name\binAnyCPU\SEE. For example, the seelistener.exe.config file in this folder processes when seelistener.exe runs.
The Enterprise Server for .NET executable then looks for a corresponding configuration file (that is, a configuration file with the same file name) in a location that is specific to the user.
The Enterprise Server for .NET executable combines the two configurations, and uses any corresponding settings from the user-specific location file to override the settings in the configuration file.

The user-specific location is %APPDATA%\Micro Focus\SEE\<release number>\Config where <release number> is the release number of the software.

The %APPDATA% environment variable is set by the operating system, and refers to a user-specific folder:

Note: In Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows 7, the default value of %APPDATA% is C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\ where <user name> is the user's log in ID.

You can create the following user-specific configuration files:

seeconsoleviewer.exe.config
seedeploy.exe.config
seedispatch.exe.config
seelistener.exe.config
seemonitor.exe.config
seerdfconv.exe.config
seesep.exe.config
seestart.exe.config
seestop.exe.config

Example: Creating a User-Specific Listener Configuration Port

This example details how to create a listener configuration file specifically for a user who needs to use a non-standard TN3270 port. For the user, the port settings in the user-specific file override the settings defined in the default listener configuration file.

In the Tree pane, select Configuration > Listener .
The Listener Configuration editor opens in the Results pane.
In the Listener Configuration editor, select the File Open icon, and navigate to and select the seelistener.exe.config configuration file.
For 32-bit systems, the default location is %ProgramFiles%\Micro Focus\Enterprise Server\binAnyCPU\SEE.

The listener's configuration file settings display in the editor.
Edit the configuration file's TN3270, Port setting to set the port to use.
Use the editor's File > Save As option to save the port location to C:\Users\ <user name> \AppData\Roaming\Micro Focus\SEE\ <release number> \Config.
where <user name> is the user's login ID, and <release number> is the software release number.

The listener uses the TN3270 port defined in the user-specific configuration file rather than the default.