diff --git a/src/install/misc/firebird.conf b/src/install/misc/firebird.conf
index 4e0f4fbcfc..6d5d5e1a1f 100755
--- a/src/install/misc/firebird.conf
+++ b/src/install/misc/firebird.conf
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
+#
+# Firebird configuration file
+#
+
+#RootDirectory =
+#SortMemBlockSize = 1048576
+#SortMemUpperLimit = 268435456
+#TempDirectories =
+#GuardianOption = 1
 
 # Specify the root directory under which firebird is installed.
 
-RootDirectory=/usr/local/firebird
-
-
+#RootDirectory = /usr/local/firebird
 
 # Turn on/off special handling for openning nfs data files
 #
 # The following option works if a database file exists on a NFS mounted
 # partition.  
 # The original behavour in InterBase(r) was to try and connect to a firebird 
-#db server on the remote machine via port 3050, this ensures that all opens 
+# db server on the remote machine via port 3050, this ensures that all opens 
 # of a file occur on the same machine and locking etc can be handled 
 # appropriately.
 # However this often causes frustration since often you end up in a position 
@@ -18,4 +25,4 @@ RootDirectory=/usr/local/firebird
 # though it resides on a nfs share.  So the next option allows us to turn
 # this 'feature' off.
 
-RemoteFileOpenAbility=0
+#RemoteFileOpenAbility = 0
diff --git a/src/misc/firebird.conf b/src/misc/firebird.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 99cc11535e..0000000000
--- a/src/misc/firebird.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Firebird configuration file
-#
-
-#RootDirectory =
-#SortMemBlockSize = 1048576
-#SortMemUpperLimit = 268435456
-#RemoteFileOpenAbility = 0
-#TempDirectories =
-#GuardianOption = 1