rfsoft wrote:

> I'm just evaluating FB 1.5 and FIBPlus for an upcoming product I must
> develop. Now I see three very serious problem with this combination,
> which makes it unusable if it isn't solvable. Here they are:
>
> 1. FB uses a central user security database. I think I will get much
> of problems if my application gets installed on a system where FB
> already is installed and configured for anyone elses applications.
> That meens it has overriden the SYSDBA password and as such my
> application will not be able to add or modify any user rights for my
> aplications need. My application should be a "null" configuration
> solution, where the users don't should do anything on the DB server
> configuration. They are normal "idiotic" users who have no idea of
> DB servers. How is this problem handled by others of you?
>
> 2. For security reasons I want to install the FB server on a
> diffrent port than the standard 3050. Does someone know how I can
> setup a second FB instance which runs on a different port, if on the
> target system already a FB server is installed? With 1.5 it should
> somehow be possible to run two instances of FB but I didn't find
> anything about how this can be done exactly. I have tryed the to
> start two FBServer.exe with different -p switch, but as soon I start
> the second instance it says that it can't be started as already a
> server is running.
>
> 3. Does FB 1.5 have any problems with an already installed Interbase
> Server? So is it installable on such a system at all?

As I understand it, several instances of Fb can coexist, and they can
coexist with an IB instance. I havent't tried it, but I think it is
described in the release notes.
The port issue is addressed with the configuration file(s), I believe.


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Aage J.