Environment Variables

This page description the environment variables of your operating system/shell that Synchronet may use.

SBBSCTRL Environment Variable

The SBBSCTRL environment variable should be set the path of your Synchronet dir/ctrl directory, especially if Synchronet is not installed in the default installation location (e.g. /sbbs/ctrl/).

SBBSEXEC Environment Variable

The SBBSEXEC environment variable may be set the path of your Synchronet dir/exec directory. This may be needed for some development situations.

SBBSNODE Environment Variable

The SBBSNODE environment variable should NOT be set. This variable is set dynamically¹⁾, by Synchronet, for the use of external online programs (e.g. doors).

Setting Environment Variables

Windows NT

For Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems (this includes Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7), goto the Windows Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables->System Variables->New... and set

Variable to SBBSCTRL
Variable Value to c:\sbbs\ctrl

(replace c:\sbbs\ctrl with the full path to your ctrl directory)

Windows 9x

For Mirosoft Windows 9x-based operating systems, edit your C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT file and add the line:

  SET SBBSCTRL=c:\sbbs\ctrl

(replace c:\sbbs\ctrl with the full path to your ctrl directory)

bash/sh

For Unix bash/sh: In the home directory of the user the BBS will be running as, edit the file named either .profile or .bash_profile depending on if you're running bash or sh and add the line:

  SBBSCTRL=/sbbs/ctrl && export SBBSCTRL

(replace /sbbs/ctrl with the full path to your ctrl directory)

csh/tcsh

For Unix csh/tcsh: Again, in the home directory of the user the BBS will be running as, in the file named .tcshrc (for tcsh) or .cshrc (for csh) add the line: