Subject Re: [firebird-support] overwrite security file
Author Alexandre Benson Smith
Goutam Paruchuri wrote:

>Thanks helen.
>I got it working, just was about to email the group. I did that and
>restarted the server. I solved one issue and had an other.
>The problem really is caused when the file security.fdb is copied over
>from the CD to disk, it puts a read only property.
>The db connection or gsec would not work and returns "no read-write
>permissions on the database "...All works as soon as I manually turn the
>readonly off.
>
>While I can do that programatically, iam just curious to know why I get
>no read-write permissions. I do have read-only.
>Does firebird server write something to the security database.
>
>Thanks !
>Goutam
>
>
Hi,

Probably the header page is modified because everything runs inside a
transaction, so the header should be updated to hold the new transaction
information

I am guessing here, but if I am wrong you could be sure that someone
will correct me...

see you !

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Alexandre Benson Smith
Development
THOR Software e Comercial Ltda.
Santo Andre - Sao Paulo - Brazil
www.thorsoftware.com.br