Hello Helen,

>> Hi, I've upgraded to FB2 on linux a week ago.
>>
>> In this version I can turn off the forced writes setting, but it comes
>> back again after a few minutes. I'm using the gfix and gstat commands
>> to set and observe it. Any ideas?
>
> Actually, in Firebird 2.0.x, Forced Writes doesn't work, anyway (fixed in Fb 2.1). So, whatever is being written to or read from the database header of a Fb 1.5 or Fb 2.0 database, there aint no Forced Writes. ;-)

Sounds dangerous, weird or whatever. ;-)

Can you elaborate on what "there aint no Forced Writes" mean?

- Is it currently a useless setting?
- Particular to Linux or Windows as well?
- Since when is this a "known issue" (if at all)?


Thanks!


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