fbguard(8)

fbguard8

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

2 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 11
  2. 12

From firebird3.0-server 3.0.11.33637.ds4-2+deb12u1 in Debian 12 (Bookworm). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.