Re: [firebird-support] Cannot create new database: "Can not access lock files directory /tmp/firebird/"

2018-09-02 Thread Karen Denise karen_den...@ymail.com [firebird-support]
Thank you all for trying to help me with this. I think for now I shall work with the LibreOffice embedded version of Firebird, which will be more in line with my current level of knowledge. On Friday, August 24, 2018 1:19 AM, "'Paul Beach' pbe...@mail.ibphoenix..com [firebird-support]"

RE: [firebird-support] Cannot create new database: "Can not access lock files directory /tmp/firebird/"

2018-08-24 Thread 'Paul Beach' pbe...@mail.ibphoenix.com [firebird-support]
> < command followed by the path and filename, hitting Enter and then typing in > my username and password (the only user is sysdba and I did change the > password) I get the following error message: > Statement failed, SQLSTATE = 08006 > Can not access lock files directory /tmp/firebird/>> >

Re: [firebird-support] Cannot create new database: "Can not access lock files directory /tmp/firebird/"

2018-08-23 Thread Tomasz Tyrakowski t.tyrakow...@sol-system.pl [firebird-support]
> So, try what the rest of the error message suggests and do: Sorry, didn't read carefully enough. What I took as a part of the error message was actually what Paul Beach was suggesting as a fix (so I hereby give due credit to him). So I just gave you an example of what Paul described. Tomasz

Re: [firebird-support] Cannot create new database: "Can not access lock files directory /tmp/firebird/"

2018-08-23 Thread Tomasz Tyrakowski t.tyrakow...@sol-system.pl [firebird-support]
On 23.08.2018 at 17:53, 'Paul Beach' pbe...@mail.ibphoenix.com [firebird-support] wrote: > > < command followed by the path and filename, hitting Enter and then typing in > my username and password (the only user is sysdba and I did change the > password) I get the following error message: >

RE: [firebird-support] Cannot create new database: "Can not access lock files directory /tmp/firebird/"

2018-08-23 Thread 'Paul Beach' pbe...@mail.ibphoenix.com [firebird-support]
<> You can add your user to the firebird group (without using an ip address or local host you are effectively using firebird in local mode). Addin your user to the firebird group means that you can access the tmp files created when firebird starts up. Or you can rm /tmp/firebird and then

[firebird-support] Cannot create new database: "Can not access lock files directory /tmp/firebird/"

2018-08-23 Thread karen_den...@ymail.com [firebird-support]
I'm trying to create a new database, but after typing the "create database" command followed by the path and filename, hitting Enter and then typing in my username and password (the only user is sysdba and I did change the password) I get the following error message: Statement failed,