Security Newsgroups: Access Security

Lost My Permissions

Sprinks - 1 Sep 2006 8:56 PM - 3 messages

I recently implemented Security for the first time, following detailed instructions. This afternoon I added a new user to the BFUsers group, our lowest level group that has read and modify data permissions. I also accidentally pressed the Clear Password button, thinking I was ...

Allow Help Desk to Reset Passwords Without Full Admins Permissions

johntslattery - 1 Sep 2006 8:05 PM - 7 messages

I would like to allow our help desk to reset user passwords but don't wish them to have the rest of the abilities members of the Admins group have. Easily enough done if one doesn't mind embedding an Admins member ...

Necessary Permissions

Melynda E. - 1 Sep 2006 6:08 PM - 11 messages

I have a db that is located on a secure server. The db itself is not secured with usernames and/or passwords. This db will be used in a multi-user environment. Each user will access this using a shortcut on their desktop. ...

secured database

Rob - 1 Sep 2006 3:24 PM - 4 messages

I have created a secure database that will prompt for passwords from users if clicking on the shortcut. And if users trys to access database on the shared drive without going through the shortcut, the database will not open. All ...

Windows Defender

Jayney - 1 Sep 2006 8:32 AM - 2 messages

My Defender seems not to recognise the setting to check the PC every day although the directive is clearly saved and accepted. Checked the updates but it says I have the latest version. Can anyone advise what I should do other ...

Login in dynamically

John - 1 Sep 2006 1:51 AM - 5 messages

Hi all! I'm playing with this security stuff (kinda kool), however I'm already facing problems. I would like my Access db program to open always in read-only mode for everything (so nobody can change the data). So I have ...

Access security removing user

Eric Blitzer - 31 Aug 2006 4:55 PM - 2 messages

I have an old copie an an mdw that my databases use. I added a user and now when I doubleclick on any access application it wants that user id and password. I want to remove that user I added. ...

Please help

Eric Blitzer - 31 Aug 2006 4:53 PM - 3 messages

I inherited an oold mdw file that is used by our applications. The admin password is unknown. I added a user. Now when i open any access mdb it will only work with that users login. How can I remove that user. some3how this ...

Drop Down on Table

Billy - 31 Aug 2006 3:17 PM - 5 messages

I am working on a table that was created by somebody who is not with the company. I am trying to redesign the tables by including Employee ID, Last Name, First Name and Training ID. On the design part of the ...

Remove Security from Access

Ladi - 31 Aug 2006 1:12 PM - 4 messages

Dear All I used User-level Security wizard. It maked a caos and I decided to remove it. I deleted system.mdw files on my pc and finally uninstalled MS-Access. Reinstalled MS-Access and I still can't get access to design mode on forms. ...

Access Database Security

Donna - 30 Aug 2006 8:13 PM - 5 messages

I would like to put the backend of an Access 2000 in a folder on the server. This folder is not open for general use. But I need to put one of the forms from the database out for public viewing data entry. What functions within ...

Workgroup locks database even when all users are shut down.

darrend7 - 29 Aug 2006 5:12 PM - 16 messages

Every morning I turn on my computer and try to do my updates in the database I designed and am the administrator for. I can not run these updates due to the workgroup locking out the database as if someone has it open. I go and ...

Blocking Access tables from other Office apps

Dennis - 29 Aug 2006 4:37 PM - 2 messages

I need to know if there's a way to block other MS Office applications (Word, Excel, etc) from being able to extract data from Access tables. Does anyone out there know of a way to do that? Failing that, what about encryption ...

It won't let me in.

Lori - 29 Aug 2006 1:49 PM - 4 messages

Okay, I've got my database ready to go company wide. I run the security wizard and set everyone up. Giving myself and two others full access to everything and the remainder of the users access to enter and update data and ...

CAS deployment with a GPO

Florian Schmidt - 29 Aug 2006 7:40 AM - 2 messages

Hallo newsgroup, a question to the CAS policy of the .net Framework. Is there any chance to deploy the settings with a gpo. I tested a MSI package an it works fine to deploy the settings, but a GPO with the CAS policy would be much more easy to ...

Access instalation

Danny When I try to install from office - 29 Aug 2006 5:11 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I'm working with win XP Pro and Office XP Pro on my computer. When I try to install from office 97 access application (from a legal CD ) I'm getting the massage that the install finish ok. When i open the access 97 I'm getting the error ...

When i copied my database to a CD is says the database is 'read on

Ben - 28 Aug 2006 8:07 PM - 2 messages

Hey guys, I have just copied my database to a cd, i have put a password on my database but when i input the password, i get the following message: the database 'database name' is 'read only' So when i click this and i go to enter new records it says cannot go to ...

IT STOPPED WORKING!!

Pete Rock - 28 Aug 2006 4:39 PM - 2 messages

i was making a form which had visual basic links to different forms and from one second to another all of a sudden The Buttons don't work anymore. Every button i click that is supposed to take me to another form gives me an ...

MS Access

Vk - 28 Aug 2006 1:31 PM - 2 messages

How do I open MS access from a Shared Resource ? ...

How so we join an existing workgroup in Access 2007 beta ?

KA Spencer - 28 Aug 2006 9:45 AM - 11 messages

The security wizard in Access 2007 beta (Database Tools -> Administrator -> User Level Security Wizard) only permits the creation of a new workgroup information file (.mdw). It does not seem to permit the joining of an existing workgroup via an existing workgroup information file. ...

Access-Security-Can't get to design view, help won't help

Lion John - 28 Aug 2006 1:06 AM - 4 messages

Access 2000, used Security Wizard to protect for new data enterer. Now cannot get to design view to make simple changes of dates, etc. Help doesn't help. I've tried all I can find. I really need to eliminate the Security I ...