Operation and Maintenance Manual

RDACS User’s Guide
August 2000
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New mode sections cannot be created while RDACS is running. However, every setting
can be modified in an existing mode. To add a new mode, stop RDACS and edit the
radacs.ini file. Use Copy and Paste to copy the ModeN section most like the one you will
be creating to a new section. Update the mode number in the new section, and update
NumModes in the Master section. You can now change the rest of the variables, or you
can restart RDACS and use RDACS Config to change the variables.
If a variable is not defined in a ModeN section, the ModeDefault section is searched for
the same variable. Further, all variables in a ModeN section can have the usedefault
value. This also forces the system to search the ModeDefault section for the actual
value to use.
Name [ModeN]
Value Type: String.
Range/Units: Up to 39 characters.
Default Value: “NoName”.
Change Dynamically? Yes (connected users must reconnect to see change).
This variable names the mode. It is not used internally except for status display. It is
passed to user applications so that it can be presented to the operator in the list of
available modes (e.g., see the RDACS Config Control
Quick command).