you have to specify the absolute path of the file to backup
(D:\DATABASE\MYBASE.GDB, not only MYBASE.GDB), especially if the
operation is not started in the database file directory.

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Craig Stevens"
<cstevens@d...> wrote:

> I am trying to backup from my local machine, a simple .fdb file

using gbak again locally, under the \bin of the current running
firebird server,

>
> i always get this error,
>
> unavailable database -
>
> i tried all the permutations of localhost, my own machine name, no

name, server, etc etc, and made sure the sysdba exists and has correct
password...

>
> cant find out why ???
>
> craig
>
>
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