> as i recall, this is one of the main things keeping a lot of
> hosting sites from using
> firebird/interbase rather than mysql for their (many) users'
> databases. sysdba is like root on a
> system -- it has access, period. therefore, your only safety is
> to make sure the file itself cannot
> be copied or opened on a server you don't control.
>

Not sure what you mean here... I can put a MySQL database on another server
and open it with root. I can also open all databases on my MySQL server with
my root login.

Alan