Note:
I will be using the employee database(/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb) which is available by-default with the Firebird 2.5.7 in this post.
How to connect to a Firebird Database and test (using command-line)
1. Go to /opt/firebird/bin directory.
2. Run ./isql (Command-line tool for Firebird)
udara@Razorx1:/opt/firebird/bin$ ./isql3. Run connect "/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb"
Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
SQL>
SQL> connect "/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb"4. Provide the user/password to connect, note the semicolon (;) at the end.
CON>
CON> user 'SYSDBA' password 'admin';
Database: "/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb", User: SYSDBA
SQL>
5. Run the intended query,
SQL> select * from employee;
EMP_NO FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME PHONE_EXT HIRE_DATE DEPT_NO JOB_CODE JOB_GRADE JOB_COUNTRY SALARY FULL_NAME
======= =============== ==================== ========= ========================= ======= ======== ========= =============== ===================== =====================================
2 Robert Nelson 250 1988-12-28 00:00:00.0000 600 VP 2 USA 105900.00 Nelson, Robert
4 Bruce Young 233 1988-12-28 00:00:00.0000 621 Eng 2 USA 97500.00 Young, Bruce
5 Kim Lambert 22 1989-02-06 00:00:00.0000 130 Eng 2 USA 102750.00 Lambert, Kim
8 Leslie Johnson 410 1989-04-05 00:00:00.0000 180 Mktg 3 USA 64635.00 Johnson, Leslie
9 Phil Forest 229 1989-04-17 00:00:00.0000 622 Mngr 3 USA 75060.00 Forest, Phil
11 K. J. Weston 34 1990-01-17 00:00:00.0000 130 SRep 4 USA 86292.94 Weston, K. J.
12 Terri Lee 256 1990-05-01 00:00:00.0000 000 Admin 4 USA 53793.00 Lee, Terri
How to enable trace configuration
1. Open /opt/firebird/fbtrace.conf in your favorite text editor and update relevant configuration.
How to trace the database
1. Go to /opt/firebird/bin directory.2. Run ./fbtracemgr with proper parameter set.
udara@Razorx1:/opt/firebird/bin$ ./fbtracemgr -SE service_mgr -START -NAME fire -CONFIG ../fbtrace.conf -USER SYSDBA -PASS admin
Sample trace output for the select * from employee;query.
2017-02-22T11:58:23.2200 (1980:0x7f85df7ae678) TRACE_INIT
SESSION_4 fire
2017-02-22T11:58:23.2210 (1980:0x7f85df7ae678) PREPARE_STATEMENT
/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb (ATT_63, SYSDBA:NONE, NONE, TCPv4:127.0.0.1)
/opt/firebird/bin/isql:7445
(TRA_264, READ_COMMITTED | NO_REC_VERSION | WAIT | READ_WRITE)
Statement 128:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
select * from employee
0 ms
2017-02-22T11:58:23.2210 (1980:0x7f85df7ae678) FREE_STATEMENT
/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb (ATT_63, SYSDBA:NONE, NONE, TCPv4:127.0.0.1)
/opt/firebird/bin/isql:7445
Statement 127:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
select * from employee
2017-02-22T11:58:23.2220 (1980:0x7f85df7ae678) EXECUTE_STATEMENT_START
/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb (ATT_63, SYSDBA:NONE, NONE, TCPv4:127.0.0.1)
/opt/firebird/bin/isql:7445
(TRA_263, CONCURRENCY | WAIT | READ_WRITE)
Statement 128:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
select * from employee
2017-02-22T11:58:23.2260 (1980:0x7f85df7ae678) CLOSE_CURSOR
/opt/firebird/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb (ATT_63, SYSDBA:NONE, NONE, TCPv4:127.0.0.1)
/opt/firebird/bin/isql:7445
Statement 128:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
select * from employee
Firebird trace utility
Firebird Trace utility.
Usage: fbtracemgr <action> [<parameters>]
Actions:
-STA[RT] Start trace session
-STO[P] Stop trace session
-SU[SPEND] Suspend trace session
-R[ESUME] Resume trace session
-L[IST] List existing trace sessions
Action parameters:
-N[AME] <string> Session name
-I[D] <number> Session ID
-C[ONFIG] <string> Trace configuration file name
Connection parameters:
-SE[RVICE] <string> Service name
-U[SER] <string> User name
-P[ASSWORD] <string> Password
-FE[TCH] <string> Fetch password from file
-T[RUSTED] <string> Force trusted authentication
Examples:
fbtracemgr -SE remote_host:service_mgr -USER SYSDBA -PASS masterkey -LIST
fbtracemgr -SE service_mgr -START -NAME my_trace -CONFIG my_cfg.txt
fbtracemgr -SE service_mgr -SUSPEND -ID 2
fbtracemgr -SE service_mgr -RESUME -ID 2
fbtracemgr -SE service_mgr -STOP -ID 4