Hello, I have a database with Firebird 2.5.0 embedded which I want to access from a regular application started by the currently logged in user (member of the local workstation administrators group) and a Windows service application.
I can do this just fine when going through a regular Firebird server instance via TCP/IP but I can't get it work with Embedded. I get the following exception when the second application tries to open the database: Database is probably already opened by another engine instance in another Windows session. Both executables are 32-bit, thus there is no mix of 32/64-bit Firebird servers here. When I have started the Windows service and run the regular application with "Run as administrator" on Win7 this works fine then, so I guess it is a privilege/security issue. I read this in firebird.conf about local connections: # ---------------------------- # Local Connection Settings # # The name of the shared memory area used as a transport channel in local protocol. # Note that the local protocol in v2.0 is not compatible with any previous version # if Firebird or InterBase. # # Please note that the server can register objects in Global\ kernel namespace # only if it runs under the account with SE_CREATE_GLOBAL_NAME privilege. # This means that if you run the server under a restricted account under # Windows Vista/XP SP2/2000 SP4 it will not be accessible using the # local protocol from other sessions. # # Type: string # #IpcName = FIREBIRD The user which is trying to start the regular application is a member of the local administrator group, so from what I've read, the user should have the above mentioned privilege, although I might be wrong here. Am I doing something wrong here? Thanks! Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
