Hi,

> I have just created an application for backing up and restoring
> firebird databases using gbak. I am using the firebird 1.5 embedded
> version. When I run it from my machine and I log into Windows
> as "Administrator" I don't have to connect as SYSDBA. But If I log
> into Widnows as any other user I have to connect to the database as
> SYSDBA.
> I created the database logged in to Windows as "Administrator", Does
> firebird then think that that is the owner of the database? Instead
> of SYSDBA as I specified when I created it? I thought when using the
> embedded server that I didn't have to specify a user and password.

Firebirds SYSDBA and Windows Administrator are two separate
beasts.

Perhaps the "other user" doesn't have file access to the database?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com