Hello Andrew,

> I'm a little bit surprised to be reading about a log file. Until now, I've
> been thinking that, because of Firebird's multi-generational architecture,
> there's no need for log files. (In my past, I have worked with databases

And you are right.

> that logged before images for recovery purposes.)
>
> It's clear that my assumption is wrong. Could anyone spare a few minutes

to

> explain to me what Firebird is using a log file for? I can't find any

trace

It's use to save server messages like "client disconnected" and server
errors.

It has nothing to do with data or databases.

> of a firebird.log file on my Mac OS X system. Is it present only on

certain

> platforms, or with a particular Firebird configuration (eg. CS, SS,
> embedded)?

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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