Firebird Classic is not started when Linux is booted. Xinetd starts it
when it receives a request on the firebird port, usually 3050.

Carlos
http://www.warmboot.com.br
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r> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Avi Schwartz <firebird@c...>
r> wrote:

>> rsa_dude2002 wrote:
>>
>> >Hi all quick question how do you start the service for firebird

r> 1.5

>> >on the old firebird it started automatically but it seems fb 1.5

r> does

>> >not start automatically.
>> >
>> >
>> The FB installation creates a startup script but it may not set it

r> up to

>> be started automatically. Try the following:
>>
>> As root, run from the command line: chkconfig --list
>>
>> If you see firebird in the list then verify that it shows something

r> like:

>>
>> firebird 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
>>
>> If all entries show as 'off' then run: chkconfig firebird on
>>
>> Next time you start your machine FB should start automatically.
>>
>> If firebird does not show up at all, try: chkconfig --add firebird
>> and then try to turn it on.
>>
>> If you do see that FB is set properly to start but it does not, you

r> may

>> have permission issues on the directory where FB is installed.

r> Make

>> sure that the directory (in my case /opt/firebird) is owned by

r> firebird.

>>
>> Avi

r> i did a chkconfig --list and firebird wasnt present so i tried to add
r> it chkconfig --add and looked again and it didnt add
r> it /opt/firebird on the server is owned by firebird

r> :-(






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