Subject Re: [firebird-support] Lost: Firebird 1.5 install on Win 2000 or 2003 Serverdoes not work?
Author Lucas Franzen
David,



David Kolöchter schrieb:
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm desperately trying to install firebird 1.5 on a win 2000 or a win
> 2003
> server.
> Well ist's rather straightforward. Full install as superserver. But
> whenever
> I try a "gsec -user sysdba -password masterkey" i get an "unavailable
> database" and an "unable to open database".
> Trying to connect via ODBC produces the same effect.

You have to connect via TCP (be it localhost or the real IP-adress or
servername) to the security database.

gsec -user SYSDBA -pa masterkey
-database localhost:YOUR_FB_PATH\security.fdb

(hmm, I think I could/should make an template out of this answer *g*)


Luc.