I may have misread your post ...

> Is there any way to create a database when access has been denied
> to anything but predefined aliases?

One point of restricting to aliases is that the DBA is required to create a
new alias before you try to create the database.
The Fb process needs to have access to the directory/folder -
"C:\WINNT\system32\" is not a great place for databases.

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Aage J.




Rick DeBay wrote:

> #
> # List of known database aliases
> # ------------------------------
> #
> # Examples:
> #
> # dummy = c:\data\dummy.fdb
> #
> rxs = C:\WINNT\system32\RXS.FDB
> # rxs=/opt/firebird/db/RXS.fdb
> test = C:\WINNT\system32\test.fdb
>
> I tried creating the database with DataBase Workbench. Their support
> staff referred me here. I'm sure the application just connects using
> the SYSDBA account and issues the create database DDL command.
>
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