> you can find the solutions several times within this list.
>
> On Win2003 (and some win2K server) you cannot accesss databases locally.
>
> So just add the computer name (or its IP-adress) or localhost (or
> 127.0.0.1) in the connection string and it should work.
>
> gsec -user sysdba
> -password masterkey
> -database localhost:<PATH_TO>security.fdb

I apparently didn't have the right search key to find things. I did
search for Windows 2003 Server, and came up with no hits - so I posted
my question.

In any event, thanks - this allows me to get into gsec properly.