>
> I do understand the difference between connecting to the
> linux o/s and connecting to the security.fdb database where
> the users live. I do have this working and am able to query
> with GSEC> display
>

On your linux box, can you connect to localhost?
`isql -u sysdba -p masterkey localhost:/path/to/database.fdb`

Then, to your external interface
`isql -u sysdba -p masterkey servername:/path/to/database.fdb`

If you can, then there's nothing wrong with your firebird installation.

N.