Lester Caine schreef:

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>
> Coco Pascal wrote:
>
> > Why is firebird installed in /usr/lib instead of /opt?
> number of the distributions 'prefer' that applications are installed
> to /usr rather than /opt. THAT is a discussion that needs to be
> unrertaken on the Linux sites. Personally I would prefer that there as
> an agreed standard across all distributions. ( Location of Apache and
> PHP adds to the fun :( )
> But if you are saying the default for CentOS IS /usr/lib then I need to
> update
> http://enquirysolve.co.uk/wiki/index.php?page=Linux+Manual+-+FLAP+Setup
> <http://enquirysolve.co.uk/wiki/index.php?page=Linux+Manual+-+FLAP+Setup>
>

But in this case the regular Firebird rpm from Sourceforge installs in
/opt! Your EL5 setup is still correct.
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>
> > I can't find
> > SYSDBA.password with the initial randomly generated sysdba password.
> > Where is it?
> If the file does not exist, then the default is 'masterke', adding the
> random password was another 'distribution option'
>

Doesn't work either.