fbguard(1)

fbguard1

Start and restart firebid server

Usage

fbguard -forever [option...] (default)
fbguard -onetime [option...]

Overview

fbguard is the Firebird guardian. It starts Firebird super- or superclassic server and restarts it in case it crashes.

Commands

-forever

Keep restarting the Firebird server forever. This is the default if no command is given.

-onetime

The opposite of -forever. Doesn't restart the Firebird server if it crashes.

Options

-daemon

Detach from the controlling terminal.

-pidfile filename

Write the PID of thee started firebird server to the specified file.

-signore

Ignore startup errors. Combining this with -forever can lead to endless loop in case there is some problem that prevents the Firebird server from starting.

Releases

5 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 4 times.

  1. 6.0
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10

From firebird3.0-server 3.0.5.33100.ds4-2 in Debian 10 (Buster). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.