> I am trying to get used to FB and ran
>
> fb_inet_server -a -m
>
> from DOS prompt.
>
> I see it running in the task manager.
>
> I would like to know how to stop it.
>
> Do I have to kill it forcefully or is there any command to stop it?

Here is the BAT file that we use to kill/stop all our Classic server instances:


@echo off

echo ** Stopping FireBird service **
echo.

NET STOP FirebirdServerDefaultInstance

call functions\wait 20

taskkill /F /IM fb_inet_server.exe

call functions\wait 10

pause

!