| Subject | Re: [IB-Architect] Proposed addition to database parameter block |
|---|---|
| Author | Jim Starkey |
| Post date | 2001-04-24T21:24:13Z |
At 01:20 PM 4/24/01 -0700, bellardo@... wrote:
of original goals of the DSRI architecture was to permit two
groups that disliked each other so much that they couldn't be
left together in same room without a former bouncer from the
Buckets Of Blood Bar in Youngstown, Ohio, to co-exist and
interplay nicely. Whether the Firebird/Borland schism has reached
that level, I can't say. You might register your dpm parameter
number with the folks at Borland. I'd start with Charlie, but
they haven't had a titular architect since well into last
century.
Jim Starkey
>That is the intended use for the database parameter block. One
>The solution I have come up with is to add another option to the
>database parameter block (dpb). This option will instruct the engine to
>use the real uid of the user instead of the effective uid. In my
>current implementation the option is called isc_dpb_use_real_uid (I'm
>sure this will be the subject of much debate :). In addition to adding
>the definition for the isc_dpb_use_real_uid constant, there are some
>other changes necessary:
>
of original goals of the DSRI architecture was to permit two
groups that disliked each other so much that they couldn't be
left together in same room without a former bouncer from the
Buckets Of Blood Bar in Youngstown, Ohio, to co-exist and
interplay nicely. Whether the Firebird/Borland schism has reached
that level, I can't say. You might register your dpm parameter
number with the folks at Borland. I'd start with Charlie, but
they haven't had a titular architect since well into last
century.
Jim Starkey