Problem:

Is it possible to change the defaults on the SDE menu screens so that the user doesn't have to type in overrides for every session?

Resolution:

Yes, follow these steps and commands:

Invoke the following commands as root, to backup the existing SDE:

mkdir $COBDIR/etc/safe 
mv $COBDIR/etc/tbox.mnt $COBDIR/etc/safe 
cp -p $COBDIR/etc/tbox.mnu $COBDIR/etc/safe 

Copy the SDE menu file into a local working directory:

cp $COBDIR/etc/tbox.mnu .

Make edits as required. Rebuild the menu file - this will create "tbox.mnt" in the current directory:

cobrun chkmenu tbox

As root, copy the updated menu files back to the etc directory under COBDIR:

cp -p tbox.mn? $COBDIR/etc

Invoke SDE and you will see the updates.

Incident number: 2258832