> Michael, > >> I have a testserver currently running both Firebird 2.1 and 2.5. >> I need this to support and test various situations with different firebird >> versions. >> >> Now I would like to install Firebird 3.0 manually as well, so I can have 2.1, >> 2.5 and 3.0 on the same server. >> 2.1 listens on port 3050, 2.5 listens on 3060 and I have set 3.0 to listen on >> 3070. >> >> So far so good. >> I then executed the install_service.bat Firebird_3_0 >> I can now see its running in process manager. >> >> But I'm having problems connecting to the server. >> Using Database Workbench to create a server entry I instantly get >> >> connection rejected by remote interface >> >> Sinse security is handled quite differently in Firebird 3.0 I suspect I am >> missing something here. >> >> Could someone either give me a step-by-step instructions to install Firebird >> 3.0 manually or point me to places where I can read some about it. >> >> >> On a difference machine I did run the installer, and I did get Firebird 3.0 >> up >> and running. But I need it on this server alongside the other firebird >> installations > > For test purposes I tend to use Firebird 32-bit, because most/all of my client > applications are 32-bit, thus I can easily point the client application to the > targeted 32-bit fbclient.dll. > > Step-by-step: > > * Extract the FB 3 ZIP distribution > * Change the tcp port to 3070 in firebird.conf > * The security database is not initialized when installing from ZIP, thus we > need a few additional steps > - We need an embedded connection with Firebird 3, thus stop ALL Firebird > processes including 2.1, 2.5 etc. > - Go to FB 3 install directory, and type: > > isql -u user sysdba employee
Of course: isql -u sysdba employee Sorry. Thomas
