Add the line
localDatastoreFormat=firebird
to the global.properties file in the root directory of you configuration.
While the (default) MS Access database does not allow the size of the database to go beyond 2Gb firebird allows basically unlimited sizes. Some things to keep in mind when using firebird:
- Searching in the system monitor is case sensitive (in access this is not case sensitive)
- The database never shrinks after a rolling barrel. It will just re-use any white space.
http://publicwiki.deltares.nl/display/FEWSDOC/global.properties+file
Known issue
As a user without administration rights Firebird sometimes will fail due to a missing security right. In this case you will see messages like "Error creating database connection". To solve this problem follow the next steps:
* start Control Panel -> Administrative tools -> Local security settings
* Select Local policies ->user rights assignment in the filter
* select from the list on the right side "Create global objects"
* add the group "Everyone" to this security right.
Now it will work.
