Hi,

> At 08:46 PM 7/04/2008, you wrote:
> >I am running Firebird 2.0.1 CS on a Linux SMP server.
> >When I try to get the number of attachments, using Martijn Tonies'
> >Database Workbench, I get this response: "Cannot perform operation --
> >service is not attached."
>
> Correct: a remote client to Classic is connected to a database via an

exclusive process. When you are not attached to a database, there is no
service. In any case, a remote client to Classic doesn't have access to
server-level information. If you have a process running (you are connected
to a database) then you will get back only the info relevant to that
attachment. For Classic you'll need to use a local tool, though you can
access the server remotely using VNC or similar.

>
> >Also, when I try to view the log file using the same tool (and thus the
> >Services Api), I get this: "service service_mgr does not have an
> >associated executable".
>
> ..which is correct. The log file is not viewed via the Services API. It

is a text file that is local to the server and there's no "executable"
associated with it. To view it from a Windows program such as DBW you would
need to have Samba server running on the host machine. The Windows program
would need ability to make an SMB client connection to the host machine as a
suitably privileged user and have the necessary privileges to read the log
file. I haven't heard that DBW has that capability, although it might. ;-)

>
> Of course, remote admins check the log file all the time, using VNC or

less user-friendly remote access protocols (SSH clients, even Telnet).

>
> >Any ideas around (I have asked Martijn already, but he said this is what
> >his tool gets...)?
>
> Sorry, can't understand what you're saying...Martijn says this is "as

expected"..? or he says that DBW *does* provide the means to read a Linux
log file remotely..?

>

I'm not sure as to what is actually implemented in Classic with regard to
the
Services API. I thought some stuff was implemented, or most of it.

As you can see, DBW is trying to use the Services API to view the log file
and to display other info.

Can you shed a light on this?

Martijn Tonies
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MS SQL Server
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