--- In ib-support@y..., Paul Reeves <paul@f...> wrote:

> Ross Simmons wrote:
> > The version is 5.01. The really weird thing is that it's not only
> > happening on my system. I can go elsewhere on the network to any
> > other workstations.
> >
> > I can change the password to prevent users from stumbling across

the

> > bug but, lots of stuff like backup processes are hardcoded with

that

> > information.
> >
> > Is there anything else that you can suggest?
> >
>
> Well, I finally dug out my BDE admin and tried this. Amazingly, I

am getting

> the same thing. And to think I have been typing masterkey in, all

these years.

> That must be several minutes of my life wasted.
>
> Having just discovered this, my first inclination would be to think

that the

> driver developers are just taking a punt and matching the default

password up

> to SYSDBA. And this indeed appears to be the case.
>
>
> Paul
> --
>
> Paul Reeves
> http://www.ibphoenix.com
> taking InterBase further

Ok...That is something isn't it? Are you absolutely sure? I'm at a
lost. I will have to write my own login prompt for my application as
suggested.

Thanks...If u have any further thoughts you know where to post them.