Thanks for the reply, Paul.
I can see the reason but it certainly makes the installation more
complicated.

Regards

Bob

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Paul Vinkenoog <paul@v...>
wrote:

> Hi Bob,
>
> > Can anyone explain why the Linux version of Firebird 1.5.2 (and
> > 1.5.1) changes the master password during installation?
>
> Yes - to protect you from possible attackers, since "masterkey" is
> widely known. We're not very consistent here though: some installs
> generate a random password (and store it in /opt/firebird), some
> don't.
>
>
> Greetings,
> Paul Vinkenoog