Security Newsgroups: Access Security

logon Failure by Computer accounts in different domain ?

BookerW - 6 Oct 2006 7:24 PM - 6 messages

Ok, here is the situation. I have a plethora of these errors in my security log. These are my school lab computers. They are on a different windows 2000 domain separate from the win2k3 Domain in the building. I have a file ...

Concurrent users - benefits of splitting database

LittlePhil - 6 Oct 2006 6:26 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, Firstly thanks to everyone who participates in this wonderful site - saved me many a sleepless night! Question 1: Please could someone explain the benefits of splitting a databse into FE and BE?I have looked through many other threads relating to concurrent use of a ...

MDE security issue

Dave - 6 Oct 2006 4:29 PM - 2 messages

I am converting data from one Access app to another. A contractor wrote a utility (in Access) that sources the data from the legacy app through linked tables. Queries are then run to convert the data into the table structures of ...

Back-end

Matt Dawson - 6 Oct 2006 2:34 PM - 7 messages

Is it possible to open the same table through a couple of different forms. I have networked my database and left the bank-end on the network drive and the other users each have a copy of the front end. ...

Allow only column size changes saving

zaz - 6 Oct 2006 11:11 AM - 2 messages

Hello, Do you know how to allow only column size changes in forms, without allow design mode ? When the form is allowed only for open/execute, the save command don't do anything. Thank all ...

Planted temp files on my computer?

Bugsy - 5 Oct 2006 5:16 PM - 6 messages

I'm pretty stupid about this, but I do know when someone is messing with my computer (and I hope this is the right group to ask my question). I used to participate in a newspaper forum. For whatever reasons, they ...

How do I find out why my file is opening as read only?

BudW - 5 Oct 2006 4:50 PM - 2 messages

When my database file is saved on my computer I can it opens correctly (not read only). When I put it on the network server it will only open as read only. On the server I have the file shared to "Everyone" with full control. ...

I am Locked out of my access database 2000

Caren - 5 Oct 2006 2:36 PM - 5 messages

I tried to set up the security through the security wizard. I printed the paper. the VBE password says it is not set. I have made several attempts to try to fix it. I am afraid in doing so I have made things a whole lot worse:-( ...

need help

Peter Ramsebner - 5 Oct 2006 2:15 PM - 3 messages

Hi group, i have created my own mdw, admin has password and is not in admin group. the users group does not have the open/run permission. It seems that all works fine, but it's possible to open the mdb with the ...

need help with permissions

gustin - 4 Oct 2006 9:53 PM - 4 messages

I have a database that I have not set any security on. We have used this database for several years with no problems. Suddenly, I'm getting the error message: "Record(s) cannot be read; no read permission on 'Peanut Combine'. ...

Where is workgroup manager in access 2007?

Tek King - 4 Oct 2006 7:47 PM - 15 messages

I can not locate Workgroup Administrator in access 2007 BTR2. I found references to workgroup manager but can not locate a way to launch it. Any ideas would be appreciated. ...

restricted user level security

brem219 - 4 Oct 2006 6:52 PM - 10 messages

Good afternoon, I am creating a database designed to monitor an organization's current workflow. I want to create secure access for a group of six people and myself. The workflow is stored in a table and organized by name. The forms ...

replication problems

Mason - 4 Oct 2006 5:05 PM - 8 messages

I am trying to replicate a database I created onto our network so it can be access by another person mostly for data entry. When I set up the replication, I cannot open the forms from the switchboard. Also, When I went ...

Securing Access database

kermitdafwog - 4 Oct 2006 4:39 PM - 3 messages

Hi, We have a pretty simple Access database which we need to secure. We have 2 groups of people who need to access it; one group needs Full access and the other group needs read only. I know this can be done through the tools menu ...

RWOP and database permissions on backend

rdemyan via AccessMonster.com - 3 Oct 2006 7:21 PM - 6 messages

My app setup is to use RWOP queries and revoke permissions on the "database" in the backend. So the 'Users' group has no permissions on the database in the backend. But what about the other groups: Admins and my custom group called PowerUsers. ...

Can an Access database expire?

vvenk - 3 Oct 2006 7:17 PM - 4 messages

Hello: When I tried to open an Access database, an error window came up that sad "Database expired" and it closed access down when I clicked on OK. Can somebody shed light on this and how I can reincarnate it? ...

remove user-lever security

Lazco - 3 Oct 2006 5:05 PM - 3 messages

What I did: I used the user-level security wizard. I printed the Security wizard report. After the wizard was complete I no longer had access to my data base. When I open the data base it asks for a name and password I enter ...

Polling Internal user account using VB

requeth - 3 Oct 2006 1:13 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I currently have a database that has two types of users built in (using the access system). Only two actual usernames are created of "admin" and "user". I also have a module that polls the operating system to get ...

Help with

lushh - 3 Oct 2006 1:01 PM - 7 messages

I am currently creating an employee database, and there will be an admin and a read-only user for this database. what should i do if i want the administrator to be the only one who can edit records, while the rest can ...

Can any one please explain me Access Security

Raghuram Raichooti - 3 Oct 2006 12:23 PM - 4 messages

Hi Can any one help me understand the Access security. I am aware of programming and using the Access database the problem is i want to retain the security back to the Access database. So I want to know the complete architecture of the Access Security. ...

How to add the security back to the normal database?

Raghuram Raichooti - 3 Oct 2006 11:54 AM - 14 messages

Hi, I got a Access 97 databases which was linked to a Security database that is an .mdw. i tried to open the database in Access 2003 but i failed to do that. for this i exported all the objects from old 97 database to the new Access ...

Multi users in one form

Matt Dawson - 3 Oct 2006 10:23 AM - 17 messages

Access 2003, I have a database on a network and i need multiple users to use it at the same time with each hvaing their own login. However, they all have access to similar data. How can i let them use this data at the same time. It gives me the error ...

Linked Table Security Issue

Jeff - 2 Oct 2006 11:26 PM - 2 messages

We are using access as an ad-hoc query/report creation tool for HR data. There is an ODBC installed on each user's system so they can access the queries/reports which depend on linked tables. The auditors don't want users to have complete backend access to the HR ...

Use Level Security lockout

Herb - 2 Oct 2006 7:54 PM - 7 messages

I have an old application called PeopleScheduler that uses an Access database which is locked at the user level. The application is soooo old that it no longer runs on WinXP and the vendor is long out of business. I want to get access to the data but am having trouble with the user-level ...

Cant get into my own database.

Perag - 2 Oct 2006 3:07 PM - 2 messages

I was gonne update something, and needed to be alone on the DB to do the update. While I had restricted the other users from using the db my computer crashed and now I get the message " I dont have permission to run this db" ...

Lost Desktop Icon

Alliance15 - 2 Oct 2006 3:00 PM - 4 messages

This will probably sound like a complete newbie question, but... I secured my database with the user-level wizard, and it was running smoothly. Then, dumb me, deleted the desktop icon that allowed entry into the database. How do I replace the desktop icon to start the database with ...

How to find the workgoroup Administrator

Saman - 2 Oct 2006 12:24 PM - 3 messages

Please berif how to find the workgroup administrator from the ribbons. Or it's available in another location. I have security database done in access 2000 format through acess 2002-2003. and I need open that in new access 2007. Hope I should link the security ...

splitting the database and securing the back-end file?

scubadiver - 2 Oct 2006 10:45 AM - 11 messages

Security concerns are not my forte. When I split the database can I decide what goes in the front end and what goes in the back end or does Access do it for me? Is the best way to protect the back-end file simply a start up screen with a ...

.MDW takes over

EllenR - 2 Oct 2006 10:31 AM - 5 messages

How do I set up security for one database but not others? When I setup payroll.mdw, the other users can't access other db's within the company. ...

I created a database with login form. How I open DB without loginf

bthu - 1 Oct 2006 9:05 AM - 5 messages

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Hex editor with word password

kevo - 1 Oct 2006 7:03 AM - 4 messages

I recently lost a password to a MSword document i had saved and while trying to figure out a way to recover the password i came across these instructions on numerous websites: 1.) Open a protected document in MS Word ...