Thank you Fabrice, it is working when the path is prefixed with the
local host name!


--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Fabrice Aeschbacher"
<fabrice.aeschbacher@s...> wrote:

> Christophe,
>
> Can you try using 'localhost:db_alias' or
> 'localhost:C:\path\to\db.fdb' as connection string?
>
> Fabrice
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "prairiedechien"
> <Christophe.Brunin@i...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Some more information about my config:
> > - WIN XP SP 1
> > - The Firebird service is running.
> > - "Locally" -> I try to connect via the local protocol.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Chistophe Brunin.
> >
> >
> > --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Martijn Tonies"
> > <m.tonies@u...> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > > I've installed a Firebird Super server on Windows XP.

Everything

> > is
> > > > installed into c:\program files\firebird (default setup

options).

> > > >
> > > > When I try to connect locally as a user with limited

permissions,

> > I
> > > receive
> > > > the error message -904: unavailable database.
> > >
> > > "locally" -> via the Local protocol, or via Localhost (and

TCP/IP)

> > >
> > > Is the service running?
> > >
> > > > However, the database is stored into a folder where this user

has

> > full
> > > > access permissions.
> > >
> > > As far as I know, only the Firebird process needs access, not

the

> > user.
> > >
> > > > The connection is successfull when I try as a XP system
> > administrator.
> > > >
> > > > I suspect the problem is that the XP user has not the

permissions

> > to
> > > access
> > > > the security.fdb file... (??)
> > >
> > > Is this XP SP 2? If so, does it use the Firewall?
> > >
> > > With regards,
> > >
> > > Martijn Tonies
> > > Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird,

MySQL

> > & MS SQL
> > > Server.
> > > Upscene Productions
> > > http://www.upscene.com