We dont want forking Firebird.
We want install FB and set up access right once. The goal is to minimize by hand work. That is what IT is about at all... ;)

How about:

c. Modify Firebird source code, before it tries to create the database
file, check for directory existence, and then create it. It seems
exactly what you need and any decent C/C++ programmer should be able to
implement this functionality quickly. ;)

One question though. "firebird" user usually has no privileges on *any*
directory in the filesystem by default. How would it be able to create
the sub-directory then? After setting up firebird you have to give it
rights to some directory, why not create the directory as well at that
point?

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Milan Babuskov <milanb@...> wrote:
>
> ma_golyo wrote:
> > a. This is plan B.
> > b. It's very creative, but ugly... :)
>
> How about:
>
> c. Modify Firebird source code, before it tries to create the database
> file, check for directory existence, and then create it. It seems
> exactly what you need and any decent C/C++ programmer should be able to
> implement this functionality quickly. ;)
>
> One question though. "firebird" user usually has no privileges on *any*
> directory in the filesystem by default. How would it be able to create
> the sub-directory then? After setting up firebird you have to give it
> rights to some directory, why not create the directory as well at that
> point?
>
> --
> Milan Babuskov
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