Hi, I want to use firebird (v2.5) in an embedded-like situation with the database on a linux host with precisely two local client processes performing concurrent access (read and writes) to the database. I don't need connection security (both clients are trusted) or network access. I would like the efficiency-benefit of the fast local IO connection. So far, I'm using the super-classic server (I don't want xinetd running).
As far as I can tell, I *have* to have the fb_smp_server process running to make a connection. Will local connections automatically use the fast (non-networked) protocol? Do I need to use the libfbembed to get the fast-local-connection? I'm using the fdb python bindings and these are hardcoded to load the libfbclient shared library. If the fast connection only works with libfbembed, can I simply change the simlink to the so-file to point to libfbembed instead of libfbclient? (i.e. are these two client libs ABI compatible?) How can I verify that a local connection (not networked) is being used? Does the use of a local dsn (dsn="/path/to/database.fdb") guarantee this? It also seems that to connect to a database with a local connection (I think), the client process needs write-permissions to the database file. Is this right? This would be OK for me, but I'd like to launch the server process (which seems to be required even though I want a local connection) as my own user UID. Is it sensible to launch fb_smp_server directly on the command line and what should I put for command-line options (root folder, lock folder etc.)? Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. Bryan
