--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Steinmaurer <ts@...> wrote:
>
> >> Is there a step by step guide to upgrade a server from 2.1 to 2.5.
> >> I tried this yesterday as follows:-
> >> Backup databases using 2.1
> >> Shut down FB Server
> >> Upgrade FB Server to 2.5
> >> Restore Databases (fixing Malformed strings in the process)
> >>
> >> All seems OK except I've lost all my Users.
> >> How can I migrate these?
> >
> > Users aren't stored in your databases, but in the Firebird security database. You will need to backup your security database as well and restore it to the new Firebird installation.
>
> For the OT: The database is called security2.fdb and can be found in the
> Firebird root directory.
>
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>
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