Mitch Peek wrote:

> i am switching to Classic today 1.5.x. New box, quad core. Hope I
> don't have similar regrets.
>
> I do have a question regarding shutting down firebird. It seems that
> doing a database shut down (forced even) will prevent new processes from
> spawning/connecting, it does nothing to those that are still running.
> in fact, they continue to be able to access the database.
>
> Neither does shutting down the firebird service remove those running
> processes. However, they are no longer functional with regards to
> accessing the data.
>
> Is there a protocol for shutting down classic (perhaps to obtain
> exclusive access, for metadata changes, etc.?
>

BTW, i am aware of the fact that if the connections are SYSDBA users, it
can't shut down those processes. This is not the case in this instance.

Thanks again,
Mitch