Set your basic TeamForge database options

Set up your site's database to manage the work products that your site members produce.

Open the master site configuration file in a text editor. For example:
- vi /opt/collabnet/teamforge-installer/5.4.0.0/conf/site-options.conf
Under "Database tokens," configure the site to use the database application.
- If you are using a PostgreSQL database, keep the value of the DATABASE_TYPE variable at the default value, postgresql.
- If you are using an Oracle database:
  - Set the value of the DATABASE_TYPE variable to oracle.
  - Set the value of the DATABASE_PORT variable to 1521.
Set values for the other key database variables. (Replace the terms in angle brackets with any string you want.)
- DATABASE_NAME=<database_name>
- DATABASE_USERNAME=<database_user>
- DATABASE_PASSWORD=<database_password>
Note: The database password must not contain any special characters. Only alphanumerics will work.
Review the rest of the variables in the site-options.conf file to make sure their values are right for your installation, then save the file.

You have now configured TeamForge to work with your database, but you have not yet set up the database itself. We will get to that in Set up a PostgreSQL database or Set up an Oracle database, later in this process.