> some old ground perhaps:
> Check your system resote on new server, ensure it's rutned off.

The file extension is .fdb so I assume that's OK.

> and/or ensure db file extension if not .gdb
> restore will restore state of backup (i.e. backup can be done with

indexes

> deactived). ensure that indexes are active

To move the db from the old server, the FB service was stopped and the
fdb file manually copied across to the new server. Both were running
fbv1.53. Is that a no-no?