> I've firebird 1.5.2 on linux and I want to connect local (without
> socket communication) to my database.
> With jdbc:firebird:local:<my_database> i always get the exception
>
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Failed to initilize jaybird native
> library. This is most likley due to a failure to load the firebird
> client library.
> at
> org.firebirdsql.ngds.GDS_Impl.attemptToLoadAClientLibraryFromList(GDS
> _Impl.java:135)
> ...
> although i think libfbembed.so and libfbclient.so are correctly
> installed.
>
> If I try to connect with jdbc:firebird:native:<my_database> it works.
> But then it doesn't use IPC communication, is this right ?

Right. The reason can be access rights for the application and firebird
server. I cannot tell you more, please ask in Firebird-Support.

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