Hello robert, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 4:32:12 PM, you wrote:
> When I try to unpack it using the following command: > c:\Program Files\Firebird..\bin\gback.exe -c VAS.bak VAS.fdb 1. Make sure the server is running. 2. You need the file path and, if using Classic mode, the hostname. > This produces errors: > gbak: Error: unavailable database VAS > gbak: Error: failed create database VAS > gbak: Error: Exiting before completion due to errors. > when I do the same on my linux box > sudo gbak -c VAS.bak vas_db/VAS.fdb > this seems to work fine (alltough i can not use the result) > can somebody please tell me, how to unpack that file on windos? Let's assume you want the database to be in a directory called "vas_db" and you have created this directory on drive D. For simplicity, let's say you have placed the backup there as well. The backup is just a FILE so you don't need the host name for that. You are restoring to a DATABASE and for that you need a host name on Classic. You want gbak -c d:\vas_db\/VAS.bak localhost:d:\vas_db\VAS.fdb -user sysdba -password yourpwd The default sysdba password on a new installation is masterke, in case you don't know that already. The drive MUST be one that is physically connected to the host box. It can't be a share or anything like that. Helen