--- In ib-support@y..., Mark O'Donohue <mark.odonohue@l...> wrote:

> sveinn@j... wrote:
>
> >I just installed the new SuperServer RPM package on fresh Red Hat

7.1

> >server and it went well without any errors being reported.
> >I don't however seem to be able to set a password for the SYSDBA
> >account.
> >When I try /opt/interbase/bin/gsec -password mypass
> >I get this error:
> >connection rejected by remote interface
> >unable to open database
> >
> I assume we are talking sysdba here.
>
> try:
>
> /opt/interbase/bin/changeDBAPassword.sh
>
> (it changes the password and updates the /etc/init.d/firebird

scriptn).

>
> or
>
> /opt/interbase/bin/gsec -user sysdba -password mypass
>
> and edit the script youself.
>
>
> I assume it left the generated sysdba password in
> /opt/interbase/SYSDBA.password, is that the case?
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark
>
> >
> >Does anyone have a clue on how to fix this ?
> >..
> >Yes I am logged in as root and the server is indeed running:
> >[root@stormur bin]# ps -ef | grep ib
> >root 1402 1 0 Aug26 pts/1
> >00:00:00 /opt/interbase/bin/ibguard -f
> >root 1403 1402 0 Aug26 ?
> >00:00:00 /opt/interbase/bin/ibserver
> >root 1404 1403 0 Aug26 ?
> >00:00:00 /opt/interbase/bin/ibserver
> >root 1408 1404 0 Aug26 ?
> >00:00:00 /opt/interbase/bin/ibserver
> >root 1409 1404 0 Aug26 ?
> >00:00:00 /opt/interbase/bin/ibserver
> >
> >Regards,
> > Sveinn
> >
> >
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Thanks Mark & John for quick responses. The problem was I entered the
wrong password running the GSEC program.
I assumed it was masterkey like in the older versions of Interbase
but it was this time generated by the setup program and all explained
in the SYSDBA.password file.

Best regards,
Sveinn