All access is through the server. Either localhost:/db_path/customer.gdb or customer.server:/db_path/customer.gdb which are separate tcpsvd services but using the same lock folder.

The nightly backup does 3 things:

1. backup using gbak

2. sweep using gfix

3. runs an sql statement using isql

All of these are through the server.

In parallel we were also doing nbackup at some other fixed times, which is also through the server. 

We never ever ever do direct file access on running database! 

Ian