I have a server which I access remotely (via Remote Desktop). I want
to run a backup of a firebird db on this system (and have it store the
backup on the same system).

When I registered the database, I did this remotely so it is
registered in this way:

Under "Location Info" - "Remote Server" is checked.
"127.0.0.1" is specified as the server and the network protocal is
TCP/IP.

I don't have direct access to the server and so have to work with it
remotely via Remote Desktop. I'm not certain if the above
registration is the correct way to go, but it was the only way I was
able to register it successfully.

When I attempted to run gbak I entered the following:

gbak -b 127.0.0.1:C:\Inetpub\mdir\MDB.FDB
127.0.0.1:C:\Inetpub\mdirb\MDB.FBK -user SYSDBA -password XXXXXXXXX

I get the following error:

gbak: cannot open backup file 127.0.0.1:C:\Inetpub\mdirb\MDB.FBK
gbak: Exiting before completion due to errors

Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong here, and how I might
correct it?

Thanks!