> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Marek Konitz [mailto:marekk@...]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 7. Dezember 2004 11:07
> An: firebird support
> Betreff: [firebird-support] Classic server and never ending
> connections
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm using Classic server (2xP4 Xeon proccessor HT, win2k
> server), Firebird version 1.5.2 RC4, though problem occurs in
> any 1.5 version.
> Usually there are about 30 concurrent connections in this
> installation.
> In some cases after closing application the connection isn't
> released - fb_inet proccess is still running. Stopping the
> service kills only default proccess. Task manager is useless,
> shows only 'access denied to proccess'. It complicates
> backup/restore procedure, since reboot is required (database
> file is locked until every connection ends).

It is not desired to close tasks manually, but if you really need to, you can use the following tool:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

This will also allow to shutdown service processes.

Regards, Alex