--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Anderson Farias" <peixedragao@...> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> > but this is what is happening:
> > C:\Program Files (x86)\Firebird\bin>gbak -c -v -user SYSDBA -password
> > masterkey c:\temp\retdata.bak
> > c:\temp\test.fdb
> > gbak: opened file c:\temp\retdata.bak
> > gbak: cannot open backup file C:\temp\test.fdb
> > gbak: Exiting before completion due to errors
>
> try using TCP:
>
> gbak -c -v -user SYSDBA -password masterkey c:\temp\retdata.bak
> localhost:c:\temp\test.fdb
>
> and make sure the user running firebird server (service) has write
> permissions to c:\temp
>
>
> Regards,
> Anderson Farias
>

Got it sorted :)

Did a TCP backup of the redhat based server using a local install of firebird 1.0.3 for win. Have now restored the DB to the win 1.0.3 firebird server without issue. Will now move to the next step of trying to restore the DB to 2.1.2 and will see what happens.

Thanks.