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

> 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

I'm all but positive that I installed them as Superserver, but I'll
double check. Everything else in the app works fine. Would only
AlterUser be effected if I choose the wrong protocol?