--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "hay77772000" <dhay@...> wrote:

>
> As part of our install process, we install firebird as a service and
> then update the sysdba password.
>
> This is failing randomly with an "unavailable database" error, and I
> suspect it is because the firebird service hasn't fully started.
>
> Is there any way to check if the service has completely finished
> starting?
>
> cheers,
>
> David
>

if the installation is running under windows tse session, the security
database must be fully specified (server:full_path).