James N Hitz wrote:

>
>
>
> Stefan Heymann wrote:
> > Helen,
> >
> > thanks for your answer.
> >
> >
> >> If you're running Firebird SS as a service,
> >>
> >
> > yes, that's what my question was/is about, effectively.
> >
> >
> >> it's up to you whether you use Guardian or configure the service to
> >> restart (Recovery tab in the service's property sheet). [...]
> >>
> >
> >
> >>> and what is it good for anyway?
> >>>
> >
> >
> >> Restarting Firebird if it gets stopped abnormally for some reason.
> >>
> >
> > So that means: not using the Guardian and setting the service
> > properties to restart the Firebird service whenever it stops results
> > in the same thing?
> >
> It is possible to configure a service to restart itself in Windows 2K +
> in which case the Guardian would be redundant. I am not very sure about
> the other OS's.
>
> You must remember that FB is cross-platform and it is important for it
> to sustain itself without overly depending on the OS. Plus the Guardian
> is such a small program with a very tiny footprint.
>
> Regards.
> > Wouldn't it then be better to have an option in the installer that
> > does this rather than installing two services where only one would be
> > sufficient?
> > (This is not a feature request, it is a question for my understanding
> > so I can eventually post a feature request)
> >
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Stefan
>

I suppose Firebird still can be used under windows 98, where guardian is
the only reliable solution for crash.