> -----Original Message-----
> From: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com [mailto:firebird-
> support@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of homerjones1941
> Sent: January-14-11 1:49 PM
> To: firebird-support@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [firebird-support] Re: Installing FB 2.5 with my App - Email found in
> subject
>
> I can see this becoming even more of a problem in the future as Firebird
> becomes more popular. I don't see a way for the downloaded install to
> accommodate changing ports, etc. My end users are insurance agencies who
> typically don't have an IT staff, nor do they have much IT knowledge
> themselves. Since my app will replace a previous one that used a MS Access
> back end that had almost no setup, this is going to be a very big change for
> them (and for me).
>
> Several comments in this thread are leading me to believe that I should not
> just distribute and launch the downloaded setup program, Rather, I should
> either create my own with all the anti-interference precautions built in, or
> can I use the downloaded setup, specify a non-standard install directory, and
> then just edit firebird.conf to change the port? Can all this be done via a
> silent install?
> I am very open to suggestions on how to do this, safely and in a way an
> inexperienced user is unlikely to mess up? Obviously, I am new to this.
> Please forgive these very basic questions.
>
>
>
> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Kjell Rilbe <kjell.rilbe@...> wrote:
> >
> > Svein Erling Tysvær skriver:
> > > It is risky to trust users to follow instructions, but it is even
> > > more stupid to make assumptions about their existing systems. Many
> > > will enjoy a system that is a no-brainer to install, but some might
> > > have knowledgeable IT staff and actually use Firebird with other systems.
> > > Silently uninstalling/reinstalling Firebird, may have serious side
> > > effects (like making other systems fail because they are developed
> > > for other Firebird versions, deleting users and resetting the sysdba
> password).
> > >
> > > So be a bit careful before you just install,
> >
> > To make sure you don't wreck anything you could install "your" FB
> > server to a separate folder and set it to listen to a non-standard port.
> >
> > Kjell
> > --
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