| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Gsec Problem |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2009-12-18T05:37Z |
At 03:53 PM 18/12/2009, you wrote:
Use TCP/ip local loopback.
1. Put an alias in aliases.conf for the path to your security.fdb, e.g.
sec = C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5\security.fdb
2. Call gsec as follows:
gsec -se localhost:service_mgr -database sec -user SYSDBA -password masterkey
localhost isn't available on some Vista workstations. If it's not, substitute the hostname or internal IP address of the computer.
./heLen
>I have firebird 1.5 on Vista and am having trouble using Gsec to establish new user - password combinations. At the command prompt when I enter:You're trying to use the IPCServer transport that's implemented in Fb 1.5 on Vista. It doesn't work there.
>
>gsec -user sysdba -password masterkey
>
>I get the message "unavailable database".
>
>What is wrong here?
Use TCP/ip local loopback.
1. Put an alias in aliases.conf for the path to your security.fdb, e.g.
sec = C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5\security.fdb
2. Call gsec as follows:
gsec -se localhost:service_mgr -database sec -user SYSDBA -password masterkey
localhost isn't available on some Vista workstations. If it's not, substitute the hostname or internal IP address of the computer.
./heLen