From ebea57b6052df0951e97f2d57dd2a179863fa32f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dimitr Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 18:08:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor corrections --- doc/README.user.embedded | 24 ++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/README.user.embedded b/doc/README.user.embedded index 939fa38b31..808c61ba60 100644 --- a/doc/README.user.embedded +++ b/doc/README.user.embedded @@ -19,16 +19,20 @@ Firebird 2.0 Embedded Server notes 2.2. Database access - The embedded server can act as a true local server - accessing databases on a local machine, and as a remote - gateway which redirects all network calls to another - hosts (i.e. works as a client library). Note that you - cannot connect to the local standalone Firebird server - using the local connection string (without a host name). - It applies to IPC connections only, because they use - the same format of the connection string; but you can - connect to the local standalone server via TCP/IP localhost - loopback or via the named pipes protocol. + Client access can be only via the local protocol, + i.e. NOT a TCP/IP connection string that includes + the server name "localhost" or IP address 127.0.0.1. + + The embedded server supports only the local connect + to a database file path without a server name. The + client program gets an exclusive access to the + database file after successful connect. + + The embedded server acts as a true local server for a single + client accessing databases on a local machine. It can also + act as a remote gateway that redirects all network calls to + other hosts, just as the regular client library + does. 2.3. Authentication and security