---
name: "fbmgr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "firebird2-super-server"
version: "1.5.3.4870-12"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbmgr"
---

# fbmgr(1)

Managing Firebird server process

## NAME

fbmgr — Managing Firebird server process

## DESCRIPTION

**fbmgr** is a utility for managing Firebird  server process on UNIX systems

http://www.firebirdsql.org/ - Documentation -\> Knowledgebase -\>   User Documentation -\> Interbase 6. Operation Guide (look for ibmgr).

## COMMON OPTIONS

### -help

Print help text

### -password *password*

Supplies SYSDBA password

### -show

Shows host and user

### -shut

Rolls back current transactions, terminates client connects and shutdown server  immediately

### -start\[-once\|-forever\]

Starts server, the -forever switch causes the server to restart if it crashes   (by fbquard for super-server), -forever is dafault

### -user

Supplies SYSDBA

## EXAMPLES

### Starting the server

fbmgr -start

### Stopping the server

fbmgr -shut -password SYSDBApassword

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Daniel Urban \<daniel@sente.pl\> for Debian  GNU/Linux but may be used by others.

## COPYRIGHT

Permission is granted to modify and distribute this manpage under the  terms of GNU General Public Licence version 2 or (at your oppinion) any later  version. It is provided in the hope that it will be useful but with NO  WARRANTY. Author is not responsible for any (mis)use of this manpage.