P4ROOT

Perforce 2007.3 Command Reference


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Directory in which the Perforce server stores its files and subdirectories.

Used by Client?	Used by Server?	Command-Line Alternative	Can be set in P4CONFIG file?
No	Yes	`p4d -r directory`	N/A

Operating System	Value
All	`p4d`'s directory. Windows administrators running the Perforce back-end process as a service should use `p4 set` `-S` `svcname` `P4ROOT=directory` to set the value of `P4ROOT` for the named service.

Create this directory before starting the Perforce server (p4d).

Only the account running p4d needs to have read/write permissions in this directory.

For more information on setting up a Perforce server, see the Perforce System Administrator's Guide.

Perforce 2007.3 Command Reference


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