If /opt/firebird/bin is not on your path, type the command bin/fbmgr instead.Īt boot time, the script /etc/init.d/firebird is executed to start up the Firebird engine on Suse servers, other Linux servers use the script /etc/rc.d/init.d/firebird instead. To enter interactive mode, simply log in as the firebird user and type the command fbmgr. The commands are identical whichever mode you use and the following section describes the commands and shows examples of each, running in both modes. It can only be started by an administrator.įbmgr can be run interactively or in batch mode. fbmgr can be found in the bin subdirectory. It can be used if it becomes necessary for you to manually shut down the engine and to restart it again afterwards. Refer also to the documentation relevant for your Firebird/InterBase ® version:įbmgr is the Services Manager for Linux systems.
The command-line tools include the following: Like the Server Manager, they can access servers on any platform that Firebird /InterBase ® supports.
They perform the same range of functions as the Server Manager and run on both UNIX and Windows platforms. Several services and command-line tools are provided with Firebird/InterBase ®.