another interesting event, even though it said it couldn't start the
fbserver, it apparently had. I saw it in processes and then was able
to connect to it from a windows client.

dixon

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Dixon Epperson"
<edepperson@j...> wrote:

> Interesting, when I was trying to run the script from the script
> engine in RedHat, it wouldn't work, However, when I started Terminal
> Command Line and ran the script, it worked, with the same values noted
> below. However, it couldn't start the server, I'll need to figure
> that one out next, but now we actually have it installed
> Dixon
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Dixon Epperson"
> <edepperson@j...> wrote:
> > I'm new to Linux, but I am trying to install FB1.5 RC7 build 4027 onto
> > Redhat v9.
> >
> > I am logged in as root. I downloaded the
> > Firebird-1.5.0.4027=RC7-0.tar.gz to a new folder I created in the root
> > named firebird. I extracted it to this same folder which gave me the
> > Readme file, install.sh and data-1.5.tar.gz
> >
> > if I run the install script at this point, it creates the firebird
> > folder in the opt folder but nothing else is installed.
> >
> > so I go back to /firebird/ and extract data-1.5.tar.gz.
> >
> > it creates a data folder in firebird and extracts all the files into
> > this data folder.
> >
> > I run the install script again.
> > choosing 1 for SS
> > y for examples
> > y for libraries
> > y for documentation
> > y for additional tools
> > y to run Firebird server as root
> >
> > but it still doesn't install. what am I doing wrong?
> > Dixon