Thanks Mark, I tried that but got an error creating file!
Anyway I now have it working (on Windows 10 too!) I uninstalled it, searched through the registry for everything containing Firebird and deleted it all (there where some Firebird 2.0 keys in there left over from the previous install as well as 3.0 keys) then I installed the unofficial one off firebird3.com which sets up a SYSDBA for you and it worked perfectly first time! The official Beta 1 installer is obviously no use whatsoever! (either that or it was the reg entries) Kind regards, Andy -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rotteveel [mailto:m...@lawinegevaar.nl] Sent: 29 January 2015 19:03 To: For discussion among Firebird Developers Subject: Re: [Firebird-devel] FB3.0 Beta 1 Installation Issues. On 29-1-2015 17:53, Andy Murphy wrote: > I have tried without success to install FB3.0 Beta on Windows XP,8.1 and 10. > > I simply install the 32 bit package, enter the usual SYSDBA masterkey > combination in the installer and it installs and starts the service. > > However I can't connect or create any databases. > > I have tried to add a SYSDBA user using GSEC with the firebird service > running and stopped. I get nowhere. The installer should already create a SYSDBA account (or event two if you also enable legeacy authentication, so there should be no need to create one. > Is there a trick to getting this up and running???? > > Stopped > > c:\Program Files (x86)\Firebird\Firebird_3_0>gsec -user sysdba -pass > masterkey -database security3.fdb -add sysdba -pw masterkey > > use gsec -? to get help > > unavailable database > > unable to open database > > Started > > c:\Program Files (x86)\Firebird\Firebird_3_0>gsec -user sysdba -pass > masterkey -database security3.fdb -add sysdba -pw masterkey > > use gsec -? to get help > > Your user name and password are not defined. Ask your database > administrator to set up a Firebird login. > > unable to open database First try only: gsec -user sysdba -password masterkey > I'm using Database Workbench as a front end. Im assured by Martijn, > this works fine with FB3.0. > > No other Fb servers are on any of the three machines although the have > had FB2.0 on previously. > > I have also searched for gds32.dll and fbclient.dll from earlier > versions and deleted them if found. > > Any ideas? Consider overwriting beta 1 with a more recent snapshot. I believe there were some problems with authenticating in beta 1, but I thought that only happened when using the legacy authentication protocol. > PS the getting started guide that loads up at the end of the install > is for 2.5! There is no guide for Firebird 3 yet. -- Mark Rotteveel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
