Subject RE: [firebird-support] gbak as a bridge
Author Alan McDonald
> Hi all.
>
> I would like to know can gbak act as a bridge between a client and the
> server.
>
> Let me elaborate my question.
>
> I have an FB server on a system -A, gbak on a system -B and i want to
> take the back up on a system -C.
>
> Can i invoke gbak from the system C to get the back from A through gbak
> on B.
>
> Thanking you
>

gbak is client software - it needs to talk to a server. It's not server
software.
Alan
Talk to A directly from C i.e. use gbak on C to talk to A - gbak on A, where
there is no server, can't help you at all.