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Title: Firebird service not starting
Post by: tdbsoft on December 31, 2016, 08:07:09 AM

Hoping someone may have an answer on the correct way to start the Firebird SuperServer

This is the environment - I installed a clean version of SME 9.x (latest) then run a full update etc
Then followed the Firebird wiki at https://wiki.contribs.org/Firebird (https://wiki.contribs.org/Firebird) on how to install Firebird Superserver for 9.x
All seemed to install with out error.

I then ran the post install commands

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config set firebird service status enabled
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc7.d/S99firebird
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc1.d/S01firebird
service firebird start
Found that these are not working as the run command file is /etc/init.d/firebird-superserver not firebird
so adjusted the above to

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config set firebird service status enabled
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc7.d/S99firebird-superserver
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc1.d/S01firebird-superserver
service firebird-superserver start
This seems to work apart from the start command which returns [OFF]
Stop, restart and status work as they should but start just returns [OFF]
I think this is to do with the runlevel as in SME 8 it was 7 now in SME 9 it is defaulted to runlevel 4

As a work-around for the moment I have used

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ln -s /etc/init.d/firebird-superserver /etc/rc7.d/S99firebird-superserver
Anyone know correct command to use or point me to a solution?

Not really that important minor issue when you run the service it yields
# service firebird-superserver start
Starting Firebird server [default] /usr/bin/dirname: extra operand `-daemon'
Try `/usr/bin/dirname --help' for more information.

Found to solution to this at http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-5069 (http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE-5069)

Title: Re: Firebird service not starting
Post by: Stefano on December 31, 2016, 01:38:24 PM

instead of using

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config set firebird service...

you have to use

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config set firebird-superserver service status enabled
and create the same links as above, naming them SXXfirebird-superserver

Title: Re: Firebird service not starting
Post by: Jean-Philippe Pialasse on December 31, 2016, 04:58:27 PM

Alternatively you can keep everything with firebird and just create a link in init.t called firebird pointing to frebird-uperserver

Title: Re: Firebird service not starting
Post by: tdbsoft on January 01, 2017, 08:21:57 AM

Quote from: Stefano on December 31, 2016, 01:38:24 PM

instead of using

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config set firebird service...

you have to use

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config set firebird-superserver service status enabled
and create the same links as above, maning them SXXfirebird-suerserver

Thanks Stefano, I am building a new test server so will give it a try and an let you know.
If it works I will add to the wiki to help others that use Firebird.

Thanks again for you help.
Cheers, Trevor

Title: Re: Firebird service not starting
Post by: tdbsoft on January 01, 2017, 08:24:52 AM

Quote from: Jean-Philippe Pialasse on December 31, 2016, 04:58:27 PM

Alternatively you can keep everything with firebird and just create a link in init.t called firebird pointing to frebird-uperserver

Thanks Jean-Philippe, I will give it a try on a new test server if it works will add to the wiki as an alternative way to fix the issue.

Will post back to in a few days and let all know what worked.

Cheers, Trevor

Title: Re: Firebird service not starting
Post by: tdbsoft on January 01, 2017, 11:47:02 AM

After testing I have gone with Stefano's answer as it would seem to be the best solution.

IE Post installation of Firebird Superserver

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config set firebird-superserver service status enabled
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc7.d/S99firebird-superserver
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc1.d/S01firebird-superserver
ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/e-smith-service /etc/rc4.d/S99firebird-superserver
service firebird-superserver start

Jean-Philippe's solution will likely work but would require some extra work to implement.

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Alternatively you can keep everything with firebird and just create a link in init.t called firebird pointing to frebird-uperserver
When you install firebird superserver and run the command
config set firebird service status enabled
it still create links with KXXfirebird-superserver and SXXfirebird-superserver not as you would expect KXXfirebird and SXXfirebird

Anyway thanks to all - I will update the wiki to hopefully help others

Cheers, Trevor