Tom Thomas wrote:
>
> I have a new RaQ4 and in the manual it says that it ships with
> InterBase SQL preinstalled, but not activated. I have a customer
> that would like to use SQL on a web site.
>
> Question: How do I activate it?
1. Establish a shell session to your server as root
2. Edit /etc/inetd.conf with your favorite text editor (vi, emacs, etc)
3. Go to the bottom of the file. Find the line which starts "#gds_db"
4. Remove the "#" at the beginning of the line
5. Exit and save changes
6. Restart the inetd daemon: kill -HUP `cat /var/run/inetd.pid`
(note those are backticks above, not apostrophes)
Now when connections come in on port 3050, inetd should automatically
start the Interbase server.
You can use /opt/interbase/bin/isql to create databases, etc. More
documentation is available from Borland at
http://info.borland.com/techpubs/interbase/. I highly recommend reading
the docs.
You can manage Interbase databases with a "GUI" tool from Interbase
called IBConsole. Check
http://info.borland.com/devsupport/interbase/opensource/ for more info
and a download link to the binary. Please note: Sun Cobalt appliances
have Interbase 6 Classic Server edition installed. You might need that
info for checking compatibility of utilities, etc.
--
Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
E: bruce.timberlake@xxxxxxx
T: 877-718-3569 / x69369