P4ROOT

Description

Directory in which the Perforce service stores its files and subdirectories.

Usage Notes

Used by Client?

Used by Server?

Command-Line Alternative

Can be set in P4CONFIG file?

No

Yes

p4d -r directory

N/A

Value if not Explicitly Set

Operating System

Value

All

p4d's directory.

Windows administrators running the Perforce back-end process as a service should use p4 set -S svcname P4ROOT=directory to set the value of P4ROOT for the named service.

Notes

Create this directory before starting the Perforce versioning service (p4d).

Only the account running p4d needs to have read/write permissions in this directory.

For more information on setting up a Perforce installation, see the Perforce Server Administrator's Guide: Fundamentals and Perforce Server Administrator's Guide: Multi-site Deployment.