On Feb 26, 2004, at 3:45 AM, repetita_iuvant wrote:

> Firebird doesn't register itself as a service, so no GUI for
> activating it. I'm posting here the solution for others.
>
> I copied /etc/xinetd.d/ftp onto /etc/xinetd.d/gds_db and made some
> modifications:
>
> "service gds_db" instead of "service ftp", got this from /etc/services
>
> "/Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Resources/bin/fb_inet_server"
> instead of "/usr/bin/ftpd" (for Firebird version 1.5)
>
> removed the remaining lines (don't know if this is necessary / wise).
>
> It worked, after activating FTP sharing. Since security is not a
> concern in this particular case, for me it's ok to leave an extra
> service running.

The installer should have installed a /etc/xinetd.d/firebird file. If
it didn't (which is strange, because I have tested it) there is a
problem with the installer.

-John