--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "phil_hhn" <time_lord@h...>
wrote:

> Hi, I have a colleague who was mistakenly connecting to my Firebird
> (1.5) database instead of one on their own PC (win XP SP1). When we
> corrected it, their java application worked correctly, connecting to
> the database on 127.0.0.1 on port 3050, etc.
> However, when we tried to register that database in IBExpert, it gives
> the message:
>
> Connecting... Failed!
> ------------------------------------
> Unsuccessful execution caused by a system error that precludes
> successful execution of subsequent statements.
> Your user name and password are not defined. Ask your database
> administrator to set up a Firebird login.
>
> Attempting to connect to services manager... Failed!
> ------------------------------------
>
> But I *did* specify a username & password when I registered the local
> database.
> I can't figure out why I can't connect with IBExpert on my colleagues
> machine. I'm trying the exact same name & password as the java
> application, which is the same that I use on my IBExpert setup (which
> is where my colleagues database file comes from).
> I've tried uninstalling everything, removing registry keys,
> reinstalling, etc, but no help.

Anyone out there have any ideas? This is quite a problem having a
developer who is unable to browse the datanase (with IBExpert)....