Hi:

Thanks.

> > How can the locking (exclusive use) be done?
>
> Do a database shutdown. Then, restart it when done.
>
> But, if you are only doing a backup, you don't actually need to lock down
> the database.

Perhaps these is some confusion here. I shut down (disconnect all IBDatabases) and
then do my stuff, restore etc. While I am doing this I don't want anyone to be able to
start my app and connect. I am doing this stuff from either console or another
instance of my app. As far as I can see, there is nothing that would prevent another
user from connecting. In restore to a different dir then copy over the production DB.
I want to prevent anyone from connecting while I am copying it. PLus I don't want
anyone connecting while I am doing a backup. That way it is fixed and there is no
ambiguity as to when it was done vs who was using it at the time.

What I am looking for is to shutdown then use the DB exclusively.


Best regards