--- In IBObjects@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...> wrote:

> At 06:25 AM 16/12/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>
>
> >When I call the Connection component's AlterUser method it works fine
> >against one of my local servers. On a different server, it doesn't
> >work UNLESS I use my application to connect remotely, then it works
> >fine. I'm using Firebird 1.5. What could be wrong?
>
> How would a client know it was in a network if it was connected
> locally? Or, to put it another way, how would your client find the

server

> where the security database was located if you didn't tell it where

to look?

>
> I'm just trying to imagine your scenario....
>
> Helen

For local connections, I list cpLocal as the Protocol. For a remote
connection I'm using cpTCP_IP. It's only local connections where I
experience the problem, and not on all local connections, just some.