ACT - Aster Client

Teradata Aster® Client Guide

Product
Aster Client
Release Number
7.00
Published
May 2017
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-04-13
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Software
  1. Install Teradata Wallet.
  2. Create tdclientdir where the binaries are located using:
    echo -n /opt/teradata/client/ > tdclientdir
  3. Add a name/value pair to the wallet.
    $ ./tdwallet add mypassword
    Enter desired value for the item named "mypassword":
    Item named "mypassword" added.
  4. Install the latest ACT for Aster Database.
  5. Use the Teradata Wallet password instead of the real password to log in to the Aster Database. For example:
    act -h 192.65.197.130 -U beehive -w \$tdwallet\(pass\)
    Welcome to act 07.00.00.00, the Aster nCluster Terminal.
    Connected to Aster Database 6.20.3