--- 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?

David,

Which version of Firebird are you using, and how do you change the
password? You can not make a connection to the security database under
Firebird 2 or newer. Or are you using gsec or your own application
with the services API?

Adam