Subject Re: [firebird-support] Firebbird 2.1.2 on a Mac (newbie)
Author Peter Lee
>> If I attempt to connect to my database (from a windows system) I get:
>>
>> isql ./Documents/ShowFiles/DEFAULTSHOW.FDB -user SYSDBA -password masterkey
>> Statement failed, SQLCODE = -902
>> cannot attach to password database
>>
>
> It certainly sounds as though xinetd isn't running.
>
>
I'm not sure that this is the case with FB Classic on OSX. I have
launchd running here (Apple version of xinetd) and specifying a database
without localhost always gives that error... however - if you setup a
FIREBIRD variable then it will work.

PL

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