P4ROOT

Directory in which the Perforce service stores its versioned files and its database files.

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 Helix Server 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 versioning service (p4d).

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

For more information on setting up a Helix Server installation, see the Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Fundamentals and Helix Core Server Administrator Guide: Multi-Site Deployment.