Eric schreef:

>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Last week my database corrupted and users couldn't log in to the
> database anymore.. The logfile displayed the following message:
>
> NTUSBS (Server) Sat Apr 26 13:28:43 2008
>
> Database: D:\NTU\DATABASE\POSITIE.IB
>
> internal gds software consistency check (wrong record
> length (183))
>
> I'm working with Win2000 Small Bussiness Server, FireBird 1.5, and about
> 15 users logging in via Terminal Server.
>
> Happily enough, GFix solved the problem this time and as far as I can
> see I haven't lost any information
>
> But my main concern is: What did (probably) cause this corruption??
>
> Is there any knowledge about this, to avoid future problems??
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Eric Schokker
>

In my experience, 2 situations have caused similar problems:

1. Power failure that was not caught by an UPS (uninterrupted power
supply). If you dont have one, buy one!

2. Disk full. Yes this can cause database corruption very easily, so be
aware of it!

Hans