>>Then I do this:
>>
>>C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5\bin>gsec
>>unavailable database
>>unable to open database
>>
>>But if I do this:
>>
>>C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5\bin>gsec -database
>>"localhost:c:\program files\firebird\firebird_1_5\security.fdb" -user
>>sysdba -password masterkey
>>GSEC>
>>
>>I get in, and can add a user without problems:
>>
>>GSEC> add chris -pw pwd
>>GSEC> display
>> user name uid gid full name
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>SYSDBA 0 0
>>CHRIS 0 0
>>GSEC> quit
>>
>>

I found the same problem on a W2K machine
instaled with the defaut settings of the firebird Installer
what's the trick to avoid this ?