Hi Luc,

thanks alot!
The only way for me to get it to work ist the following syntax:

gsec -user SYSDBA -pa masterkey -database
IP_ADDRESS\FULL_PATH_TO_SECFOLDER\security.fdb

One funny thing I found out by mistake: While connect via ODBC one
cannot use a windows hidden share (like \\IPADDRESS\c$:\PATH).
Simply use the plain pathtext.


Thanks,

David.




--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Lucas Franzen <luc@r...>
wrote:

>
> 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.