> I have an NT service that needs to log in under a user account and
> connect to a FB database. Under the Local System account
> (interactive), it works fine, but the connection fails if the
> service is set to log in under a user account with administrative
> privileges. Is it possible to connect to FB from a logged-in service?

What does your database connection string look like?

Does it look like:

1) "c:\Folder\DatabaseFilename.fdb" (local connection), or

2) "localhost: c:\Folder\DatabaseFilename.fdb" (loopback connection)


NT Services must use option #2.


Sean