At 10:03 AM 27/09/2004 -0300, you wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:07:38 +1000, Helen Borrie <helebor@...> wrote:
> > Right, now, give rwx permissions to group to your database space.
>
>Can you confirm that has to be done to all directories from there up to / ?

Not. Apply it to the top level of the data directory and use the -R switch.

However, if you later add a subdirectory, you will have to apply the
permissions to it, since the recursive switch only works on existing subdirs.

>That way worked for me since I already owned my home dir, but it was
>not possible to access a DB placed there.

If you are in the firebird group and firebird is in the firebird group, and
you apply rwx group permissions, then both you and firebird will be able to
access the database files.

I forget now what server you said you had installed...if it was SS, then
you have to do local access via localhost.

./h