try isql connect localhost:employee.fdb;

if it gives an error the i think you should use gsec to get the permissions
and users right.

don't forget to use the right user'default=sysdba' and password 'default=masterkey'or
the password you gave for sysdba during installation.

and of course don't forget to have the directory containing the employee.fdb
readable by the database overall user(example: firebird)

last or first checkout the database is started.

hope to have been of some help to you.

sam.

>-- Original Message --
>To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
>From: "blahclayton" <ninaforum@...>
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:40:32 -0000
>Subject: [firebird-support] isc_attach_database and Linux
>Reply-To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
>I am trying to connect to the example database using
>isc_attach_database on linux using Firebird 1.5 (libfbclient.so)
>using the database name,
>'/opt/firebird/examples/employee.fdb' or
>'localhost:/opt/firebird/examples/employee.fdb'
>
>and get the following error:
>
>unable to complete network request to "C"
>- failed to locate host machine
>- the specified name in host file or domain name services was not
>found
>
>I am obviously using the wrong connection string. I cannot found
>documentation regarding the correct connection string for Linux.
>
>Any help would be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>

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sam.