--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Jules" <julesp@i...> wrote:

>
> I ran gstat on the database and it suggests that the db is not open

or running although the fbguard service is running. I killed
anything relating to firebird in the process list and re-ran
fbguard& , then run gstat and the db then says open for business.

>

fbguard is not the Firebird Server, but rather a process that
monitors fbserver, and if it dies, then it restarts fbserver.

> I would prefer that after starting my fedora server that I didn't

have to go through this startup routine. I have another fedora core
4 server running fb 1.02 which starts up on reboot and opens the db
automatically.

>
> Not a huge problem but we are testing 1.5 in order of porting from

1.2 as there seems to be speed advantages in upgrading.

Assume you mean 1.0.2. Yes there are speed advantages. I suggest you
take a look at the quick start guide

http://www.firebirdsql.org/manual/qsg15-installing.html

Adam