Re: [cobalt-developers] re: *How to enable Interbase

["Stanislav Tsikin" <stsikin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"William L. Thomson Jr." wrote:
> 
> I tried to start IneterBase a while back and after uncommenting the last lines of my inetd.conf file
> and restarted the service, I was blocked out of all ports except for www.  I have not tried this
> since installing the recent patches.  Has this problem been fixed and is it safe to attempt again?

I don't think that the problem you have described relates to the
InterBase. InterBase uses port 3050 only. You need to uncomment only
_one_ line in /etc/inetd.conf. This line starts with "gds_db   stream
...". You will also need to poke inetd process. Do NOT restart inetd
process. Just send it a HUP signal.

Also before poking of inetd process, please make sure that /etc/services
contains the following line:

gds_db		3050/tcp


> It also made the Cobalt OS/GUI not recognize any of my sites, after I restored inetd and regained
> access to my server again.
> 
> More to the point, has anyone attempted or successfully installed the Super Server Edition?

Please note that InterBase Super Server is not certified for Cobalt OS.

> Is it recommended to remove the CS version prior to installing the SS version?

Yes it is recommended to uninstall the Classic Server prior to
installing Super Server.

Regards,
Stas.
--
Borland/InterBase R&D

> 
> Just curious....
> 
> Sincerely,
> William L. Thomson Jr.
> CEO
> Obsidian-Studios Inc.
> 439 Amber Way
> Petaluma, Ca. 94952
> Phone/fax 707.766.8989
> http://www.obsidian-studios.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stanislav Tsikin" <stsikin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] re: Date Time Settings Not Being Preserved TO TIM HOCKIN
> 
> > > *How to enable Interbase
> >
> > To enable InterBase on your system, please do as follows:
> >
> > 1. Make sure that you have the following line in /etc/services:
> >
> > gds_db       3050/tcp    # InterBase Database Remote Protocol
> >
> > 2. Also make sure that you have the following line in /etc/inetd.conf:
> >
> > gds_db    stream   tcp    nowait.30000     root
> > /usr/local/sbin/gds_inet_server gds_inet_server  # InterBase Database
> > Remote Server
> >
> > NOTE: If the line is commented out, please uncomment the line and poke
> > the inetd daemon by sending the HUP signal as follows:
> >
> >       kill -HUP pid_of_inetd_process
> >
> > where pid_of_inetd_process is an ID of the inetd process on your system.
> >
> > You need to find out the pid (process ID) for the inetd process. In
> > order to do that, use the following command:
> >
> > ps -e | grep inetd
> >
> > where 'ps -e' means "show me all processes currently running on a
> > system"
> >       '|' means redirect output of 'ps' to utility 'grep'
> >       'grep inetd' means print lines matching a pattern 'inetd'
> >
> > You should get something like that:
> >
> > 292 ?  00:00:00 inetd
> >
> > The first number (292) is a process ID which you should use as an input
> > parameter for 'kill' command:
> >
> > kill -HUP 292
> >
> > Please note that you have to be superuser (root) to be able to send a
> > signal to the inetd. You do _not_ have to reboot your system.
> >
> > 3. Add the following line to /etc/hosts.equiv (create the file if it
> > doesn't exist):
> >
> > localhost
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > Stas
> > --
> > Borland/InterBase R&D
> >
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