Hi- I have more intel on the problem.
SQL> connect "localhost:/var/lib/firebird/data/employee.fdb" user SYSDBA password "mypass"; Statement failed, SQLSTATE = HY000 Can't access lock files' directory /tmp/firebird/ I have the fb listening on 3050 now. tcp6 0 0 :::3050 :::* LISTEN I just noticed it is listening on ipv6 address. I found this snippet: If some wants to know, easy way to configure firebird2.5-super (openSuSe 12.3) is edit as root file /etc/firebird/firebird.config. Just uncomment DatabaseAccess = FULL (whereever is db) and Authentication = native(user=SYSDBA, password=masterkey) to access db if you got accessing error. Of course, you need to restart firebird. Regards. I put DatabaseAccess = Restrict /var/lib/firebird/data. I also put : TempDirectories = /tmp/firebird/ I restart and start with systemctl start firebird-classic.socket and systemctl stop firebird-classic.socket I am not sure what else to do? Thanks for any assistance, jim