Perforce 2009.2: Command Reference

P4ROOT

Description

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

Usage Notes

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

Value if not Explicitly Set

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.

Notes

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.