> Martin Knappe wrote:
> >> hi
> >> im using firebird 1.5 and have a question to ask:
> >>
> >> suppose i have a database 'db.fdb' stored on machine 1 that
> >> belongs to
> >> user 'martin'
> >> now suppose i install firebird on machine 2, create a new
> >> user 'martin', and copy 'db.fdb' onto machine 2
> >> would user 'martin' on machine 2 have the same access rights
> >> to 'db.fdb' as 'martin' had on the machine 1?
> >> after all, he could be a completely different person...
> >>
> >> many thanks
> >>
> >> martin ;-)
>
> At 07:50 PM 22/10/2007, you wrote:
>
> >Does the second martin have the exact same password?
>
> Makes no difference. It's the user that gets authenticated;
> passwords change. The ACL in the database knows martin, but
> not his password....
>
> ./heLen
>

Err, if it's a different martin, and they don't share their passwords, how
the heck is each of them ever going to log onto the other (relative to
themselves) machine?
Alan
(unless of course we're talking embedded and they share the same role... )