> Am trying to figure out how to run gbak on a database on a server.
> Say my database is at 172.17.4.5:d:\Work\App\Data\AppData.gdb
> and I want the gbk in 172.17.4.5:d:\work\app\backup\appdata.gbk
>
> What is the correct command line to run gbak (user = sysdba pass =
> masterkey)
> eg gbak -t -user sysdba -pa masterkey ???????

You have to use the service manager if you want that the
backup file is created on the server.

For example:

gbak -b -user sysdba -pas masterkey -se 172.17.4.5:service_mgr d:\Work\App\Data\AppData.gdb d:\work\app\backup\appdata.gbk


HTH,
Thomas Steinmaurer

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