Hi Helen,

My bad! I did not read the entire guide, only some parts of it (shy away).

Should have been: CONNECT 'localhost:businessmaker' ...

Everything is now up and running. Thanks.

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@...> wrote:
>
> At 14:22 20/09/2008, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I have setup the firebird.conf and aliases.conf so that I can use DB
> >alias. However I still cannot manage to do so:
> >
> >SQL> CONNECT 'businessmaker' user SYSDBA password masterkey;
> >Statement failed, SQLCODE = -902
> >Access to database "/Users/superman/fbdata/Netwapp.2.3.2.fdb" is
> >denied by server administrator
>
> If you are using the Superserver model of Firebird, this connection
string isn't going to work, regardless of permissions.
>
> Give more information about what you installed and indicate whether
you read the Quick Start Guide.
>
> ./heLen
>