--------------------------------------------------------- Firebird is now installed. Before start the server ensure that the following line exists in /etc/services: gds_db 3050/tcp #InterBase Database Remote Protocol And add the following line to /etc/inetd.conf gds_db stream tcp nowait firebird %%PREFIX%%/sbin/fb_inet_server fb_inet_server And finally restart inetd. It is STRONGLY recommended that you change the SYSDBA password with: % gsec -user SYSDBA -pass masterkey GSEC> modify SYSDBA -pw newpassword GSEC> quit before doing anything serious with Firebird. See %%LOCALSTATEDIR%%/RELNOTES for more. ---------------------------------------------------------