RE: [firebird-support] Database restore failure

2012-05-10 Thread Rick Debay
Wouldn't gbak complain about unknown parameters? I'm not able to connect to the database server right now so I can't run gbak -help, but the manual at firebirdsql.org states: -G[ARBAGE_COLLECT)inhibit garbage collection Disclaimer: This message (including attachments) is confidential and

Re: [firebird-support] Database restore failure

2012-05-10 Thread Ann Harrison
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Rick Debay rde...@accessrxs.com wrote: The next backup/restore worked. Crisis averted. Or maybe just postponed. IBBackupSurgeon has a free trial version that might diagnose the problem. It looks to me as if you've got a bad block in the first backup file.

Re: [firebird-support] Database restore failure

2012-05-09 Thread Ann Harrison
Rick, A database restore failed. Does anyone know what these errors mean, and what we can do to prevent this from happening again? /* backup */ gbak -GARBAGE_COLLECT -b rxsaccessdb:accessrxs /usr/backup/firebird/accessrxs.fbk /* test restore */ gbak -v -se it-test:service_mgr

RE: [firebird-support] Database restore failure

2012-05-09 Thread Rick Debay
: [firebird-support] Database restore failure Rick, A database restore failed. Does anyone know what these errors mean, and what we can do to prevent this from happening again? /* backup */ gbak -GARBAGE_COLLECT -b rxsaccessdb:accessrxs /usr/backup/firebird/accessrxs.fbk /* test restore

Re: [firebird-support] Database restore failure

2012-05-09 Thread Helen Borrie
At 08:32 AM 10/05/2012, Rick Debay wrote: A database restore failed. Does anyone know what these errors mean, and what we can do to prevent this from happening again? /* backup */ gbak -GARBAGE_COLLECT -b rxsaccessdb:accessrxs /usr/backup/firebird/accessrxs.fbk All as Ann said but did you know