I found a work around, I copied the security.fdb file from my linux
install of FB, to which I could add users using ibaccess, on to my Win
2K installation.

While working on this problem a question came to my mind. Why is it,
that on the linux installation, there is a unique SYSDBA password in
/usr/local/firebird/SYSDBA.password, but nothing comparable in the Win
2K installation?

On Thu, 2004-01-08 at 10:38, junoesque00 wrote:
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Doug Pomerenke <djp@v...>
> wrote:
> > I have Firebird 1.8 rc 8 installed in super server mode on Windows
> 2000
> > Pro. Everything I do to try to log in as SYSDBA, masterkey, fails.
> I've
> > tried IB expert, Database Workbench, and gsec. I always get a
> message
> > that says something like, "Your user name and password are not
> defined.
> > Ask you database administrator to set up a Firebird login." How do
> I do
> > this? I've installed an earlier rc of FB 1.5 on linux and I don't
> have
> > this problem.
>
> You check you OS level of security. Add the permission to view and
> edit your data for 'everyone' user.
>