> > > (Using FB 1.5.1 under Linux) - when connecting to the isql
> command line
> > > client, is there any way of providing the password either
> interactively
> > > or using an environment variable or file? (It seems I can
> either provide
> > > the entire connection string as command line options and risk
> having the
> >
> > password
> >
> > > visibile to all users on the local system, or enter the
> CONNECT statement
> > > manually, which is inconvenient).
> >
> > As far as I know, the following would work:
> >
> > ISC_USER=username
> > ISC_PASSWORD=password
> >
> > That is, if it didn't change to something Firebird specific yet.
>
> Seems to work, thanks.
>
> Now for a silly question: I am working with a fresh RPM install of 1.5.1
> superserver and have only changed the SYSDBA password.
> However I can connect to the database, create databases etc.
> without providing
> any username / password (either as command line options or as environment
> variables). How can I prevent this?
>
> Ian Barwick

check your environment variables again. They must be set.
Alan