On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Christian Waldmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> > Hello, >> > I posted this one a while ago on the support list but couldn't get >> any >> > useful reply. Plus it seemed to me that the problem was only with Fb >> > 2.0, but it is now doing it with Fb 2.1 as well. >> > >> > ---------- >> > >> > I am trying to run bin\fbserver.exe -a -n from a custom directory, >> from >> > the command prompt. The server runs. The directory contains suitable >> > firebird.conf and security2.fdb. It works correctly under Windows > XP, >> > but on Win7 all connections are denied with a "cannot attach to >> password >> > database" error message. If I start fbserver with elevation, the >> problem >> > disappears. >> > I should add that this is with Firebird 2.0.3 [also 2.1], and that I >> am >> > setting the FIREBIRD environment variable before running fbserver. >> > >> > Is it a requirement that fbserver is run with administrator >> privileges >> > in this scenario? That would be quite unfortunate in my case. >> > >> > Does anyone have any suggestion about where to look or which tests > to >> > perform? >> > >> > Thanks >> >> >> -- >> Nando Dessena >> >> > > To access the security2.fdb, the user must have write access to this > file or to the folder. In the common places (e.g. "...\program > files\...", "...\all users\application data\...", this right is NOT set > for "normal" users by default.
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