4.1.0 HP PolyServe Software command reference guide (T5392-96071, October 2010)

• The third field is also optional and contains the password for that user. The
password is encrypted automatically when you use the Matrix Server Connect
window to specify the password.
• The fourth field, default, specifies that this server will be connected to by default
if a server name is not specified on the command line. Specifying a default server
is optional.
Blank lines and lines beginning with a # character are ignored.
Notes regarding the .matrixrc file
When working with the .matrixrc file, you should be aware of the following:
• When editing the .matrixrc file by hand, you need to put quotation marks
around user names or passwords that contain spaces. If there are backslashes
or quotation marks inside the quotation marks, they must be escaped with the
backslash character. For example, if the password is fr”12 \ad, enter it as “fr\”12
\\ad”. When saving a bookmark on the Matrix Server Connect dialog, the escape
characters are added automatically as necessary.
• Comments can be lost when the .matrixrc file is edited via the Matrix Server
Connect dialog.
• In Matrix Server releases earlier than 3.x, the mx command cannot interpret en-
crypted passwords. If you are using mx and connect to a cluster running one of
these versions, you will be asked whether you want Matrix Server to create a
temporary .matrixrc file that contains clear passwords. The temporary file will
be deleted when the mx command is complete.
Specify servers in the .matrixrc file
If you need to control which server is used for the mx connection, list the servers
individually in the matrixrc file or use the mx --matrix command-line option.
If any server can be used, you can group the servers.
List servers individually
Add a line to the file for each server for which you want mx access and specify the
appropriate username and password. This example specifies that srv3 is the default.
srv1 admin secret1
srv2 admin secret1
srv3 admin secret2 default
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