At 11:10 PM 14/03/2006, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
> I'm using Firebird 1.5.3 in Fedora 3. The backup is done using
>Delphi components that creates the backup in /tmp folder when FB is
>SS. When I use CS FB the backup does no works. I get this messages:
>
>gbak: readied database /home/fb/database.gdb for backup
>gbak: creating file Backup.gbk
>gbak: cannot open backup file Backup.gbk
>gbak: Exiting before completion due to errors
>
> What is the difference between CS and SS? Where CS tries to create
>the file?

The exact difference in behaviour doesn't matter. You should always
provide an absolute filespec for the backup file, making sure that

1) it is in a directory to which the 'firebird:firebird' user and
group , i.e. the Unix user named 'firebird', has rwx permissions;
and
2) the Unix user who invokes gbak is a member of the 'firebird' group;
and
3) it is a directory which 'world' users do not have permissions
(otherwise your backups will be vulnerable to mischief and misadventure);
and
4) a file of that name does not already exist in that location

These admonitions apply to both SS and Classic.

./heLen.SYSDBA