--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Brenden Walker"
<bkwalker@...> wrote:

>
>
> It may be as simple as ownership on the security2.fdb file, make

sure

> that file (at least) is set to firebird:firebird.
>

No, that was still correct.

> If you don't have any custom users in security2.fdb, I'd recommend

just

> re-emerging it, making sure to overwrite the security2.fdb file.

I've

> been running FB on Gentoo since fb1.5 or so and I've never seen an

error

> like this.
>

Yes, re-emerging helped. I removed the security2.fdb file and the
firebird user (because of its password) and updated from
2.0.3.12981.0-r2 to -r4. Now it works again, even if the server
still says it couldn't start.

Thank you!

Herta