Set parameters are NetWare operating system parameters, which configure such aspects as file systems, communications, directory services, licensing, SLP, and memory. For a list of parameters and their categories, use a utility (the SET command or Novell Remote Manager) or the ScanSettableParameters function with the scanCategory parameter set to -1.
For a description of these parameters, see the SET utility in the Utilities Reference manual:
The default parameter value gives maximum performance for most systems and seldom needs to be modified. Most parameters can be dynamically modified. However, a couple of conditions prevent dynamic modification. The System Console can be locked. When the console is locked, some parameters cannot be modified.
Also, a few parameters can only be modified at startup and their SET command must be written in the appropriate .NCF file, either startup.ncf in the server boot directory (default location: c:\nwserver) or autoexc.ncf in the sys:\system directory. To write values to these files, use the functions in File and Directory I/O Services
in Volume 1.
In NetWare 6.x, a parameter can be either persistent or non-persistent. A persistent parameter retains its modified value, but a non-persistent parameter returns to its default value when the server is shut down and restarted. To retain a value other than the default for a non-persistent parameter, a SET command must be written to the appropriate .NCF file.
You use the following functions to interact with the SET parameters.