Martijn I was unaware of that, it would explain a lot.
Many Thanks.

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Martijn Tonies"
<m.tonies@...> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> > With the security database being in C:\Program Files\Firebird

which is

> > a protected location on vista how does fb fair?
> > i.e. If user one enters new users into the security.fdb, being in

a

> > protected location vista will Virtualise security.fdb to that

users

> > personal store location. That user will then see 'that copy' each

time

> > they view the security.fdb. If another user edited the

security.fdb the

> > same would occur. We now have 2 copies in different locations,

with the

> > original security.fdb not being updated?
>
> Won't this be the case for running Firebird as an application only?
> As a service, it's the service accessing the security database, not
> the user.
>
> > Question? When a user logs on to use any fdb and fb looks for

their

> > user credentials I assume it will look at the original

security.fdb,

> > which would not have been updated?
> > (I have read suggestions that C:\Program Files\... could just be
> > bypassed to get normal read/write access, so in the case of fb one
> > might install in C:\Firebird, but as I understand in Vista most

of the

> > drive on which the O/S is installed is a protected area so this

would

> > not work.)
> > I do not have vista to test this yet, has anyone tested this

senorio to

> > see if this is the case on vista, and if so, is there a solution?
>
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