>
> Don't do that!! Ever!! Remove GDB files from the backup/virus
> scan processes. This can cause database corruptions.
>

I've never seen this cause corruption. Maybe I'm just lucky. Anyway
I have little control over the systems in question. All I can do is
explain that the customer shouldn't do this and hope that they pay
attention.

>
> One reason might be that you are connecting via:
>
> c:\path
> and
> c:path
>
> in different connections.
>

If they were doing that the database really would be toast (at least
in IB 5.x). As part of the troubleshooting process I made quite sure
that there were not any connection string conflicts like the one that
you mention.