At 07:03 AM 16/12/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>--- 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.

Could these be machines where Classic server is installed? You simply
cannot use cpLocal for Classic...you must use cpTCP_IP and the localhost
(local loopback) server for your local connections.

Helen