--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alan McDonald" <alan@m...>
wrote:

> > > >The strange thing is, on some machines it works,
> > > >on other machines it doesn't.
> > > [skip]
> > > >gbak: ERROR: unavailable database
> > > >gbak: ERROR: failed to create database c:\firebird\databases\x.

fdb

> > >
> > > Probably, drive C: uses NTFS and firebird server doesn't have
> > > enough permissions to write there? May be it is another problem

with

> > > IPC protocol. Try to use TCP/IP loopback.
> >
> > What do you mean?
> > Using "127.0.0.1:c:\firebird\databases\x.fdb"?
> > I've tried this, and the result is the same.
> >
> > I've also tried list the users, but security.fdb
> > can't be accessed, either.
> >
>
> Does this x.fdb file already exist on this machine where it fails?

Have you

> tried to overwrite it with the gbak switch? or rename it and try

again

> Alan

- the directory c:\firebird\databases exists
- the database x.fdb doesn't exist
- I'm working directly at the server
- trying to create a database with CREATE DATABASE also fails