> Do you mean to say that the system tables of rdb$xxxxx type are part
> of every database that is created?

>
> Is the term 'system tables' correctly used to denote rdb$xxxxx tables?
>

> B'cos I'm running OSX, the only tool that I have is isql, how can I
> use it to view the system tables?
>
> Yes, where is security.fdb found in Mac OSX? Just plain curiosity for
> this part.
>
> Thanks again
> Maurice