This needs to be added in the Getting started guide on Linux , i will add to the ubuntu guide too (in the docbook) I have added to the wiki https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Firebird2.5
always use localhost: in front in front of db path when using classic or superclassic in 2.5 this way the lock files and the shared memory segment will be owned by the 'firebird' user. Another alternative is to add yourself to firebird group $ sudo adduser `id -un` firebird Then connect to the db in superclassic or classic $ isql-fb SQL> connect "localhost:/var/lib/firebird/2.5/data/employee.fdb " user 'SYSDBA' password 'SYSDBApassword'; to explain this minor issue we had this "bug" reported in flamerobin (second half of the article) http://mapopa.blogspot.com/2008/10/testing-firebird-2.html ** Changed in: firebird2.5 (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Mariuz (mapopa) ** Changed in: firebird2.5 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/678318 Title: firebird2.5 SuperClassic has permissions problems -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
