--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Robert martin <rob@...>
wrote:

>
> Hi
>
> Just switched SS to classic and am having trouble doing a GBak from

the

> command prompt using the following
>
> gbak -B c:\c.fdb c:\c.fbk -USER SYSDBA -PAS masterkey
>
> I think this is what I usually do with SS why is it not working?

Connections to classic server must go through the TCP interface. This
is true for all connections including gbak.

gbak -B localhost:c:\c.fdb c:\c.fbk -USER SYSDBA -PAS masterkey

I believe this restriction will be lifted in FB2

Adam