Hi Clément,

> Recently I had a huge problem because of a security decision made
> by some of my customers.
> Due to security risk they will remove all the services with blank
> description (only from the server machine).

As if a rogue service can't have a description...

> They want to keep a report to follow the services activities.
> And Firebird (at least 1.0.x) has a blank service description.

> Well, the network administrator, from one of them, is running "some
> program" that disables all the services that do not have a
> description, thus, causing Firebird and FireBird guardian to be
> disabled during the day, and of course, stoping all my applications.
> They gave me some time to find a solution,

Gee... instead of managing their server responsably, they write a
braindead service killer and now they give YOU some time to find a
solution? How nice :-/

> 1) Is there a way to "insert" a description for both Firebird
> services, without breaking any license agreement?

Open the Windows Services Manager (if you have access rights),
right-click on the service, click Properties, fill in the description.
At least that's how it works on Win2K.

Didn't those network administrators know that?

> 2) Could someone tell me if FireBird 1.5 will have a description in
> the service?

RC7 doesn't have one. Don't know about 8, 9 or final. It might be a
good thing to add.


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog