Hi,

> > I'm testing the Service API under SINIX-Z CS for about 4 weeks now.
> > There's still one unresolved problem: the service manager calls gbak, gfix,
> > gstat and gsec with encrypted passwords, but these programs expect
> > non-encrypted passwords when started with '-svc'. And isc_service_query
> > results in a network error.
>
> What did you do, recompile the services api C source on your platform and
> run the resulting service? Is this doable under Linux?

Since I'm the maintainer of the SINIX-Z port, I changed the C source of the
client and server to provice the Service API under my OS. For Linux CS, it is
disabled in the source. One has to re-enable and compile FB.

> Also, how to overcome this encrypted password issue? Are there any other
> issues that you know of?

I'm still working on this, but with low priority.

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