You have solved it, until your next reboot... /var/tmp is tmpfs in Ubuntu :-)
You can permanently "fix" it by adding the following lines on top of the /etc/init.d/firebird1.5-super script: mkdir -p /var/run/firebird/1.5 chown firebird.firebird /var/run/firebird/1.5 -R -- [gutsy] firdbird 2.0 don't create /var/run/firebird/2.0 entry as is not starting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/135582 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs