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DD
I can secure my database through a workgroup

Now i dont want a read only user having to log on with a password, i
want it secure from backend intrusion but no pasword

Microsoft says you can do this.
I just dont seam to get it.
It says remove the Remove the Admin user from the Admins group, an
error says no.

Any help please

here it is
Securing Your Database Without Forcing Users To Log On
If you want to secure some objects in a database (such as your
modules), but you don't care about granting different permissions to
different classes of users, you might want to consider securing your
application without making your users log on.
1. Follow the steps to secure a database using the Security Wizard.
2. While logged on as a member of the Admins group (in this case,
Joe), assign permissions that you want to be generally available to
the Admin user.
3. Remove the Admin user from the Admins group. This prevents users
who are logged on as Admin from granting themselves further
permissions.
4. Clear the password from the Admin user. Users will be able to open
your database without logging on and will be able to perform all
actions to which you give the Admin user permissions.
Now you need a way to perform administrative duties such as setting
permissions and assigning users to groups. Because you have removed
the Admin user from the Admins group, you won't be able to perform
these actions when logged on as Admin. And because the Admin user has
no password, the Log on dialog box won't appear. You'll need to log on
as Joe (or another member of the Admins group) to perform these
duties. You can do this by editing the command-line argument of the
Microsoft Access Program Manager icon to include Joe's name and
password using the /User and /Pwd command-line options. When you start
Microsoft Access using this icon, even though you don't encounter the
Log on dialog box, you will be logged on as Joe and will be able to
perform administrative duties.
Of course, if you chose to keep this icon on your computer, rather
than deleting and re-creating the command line each time, you'll have
to make sure your computer is physically secure, because someone could
copy the user name and password strings arguments from the command
line and gain access to your system.
Nov 13 '05 #1
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"DD" <da**********@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
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I can secure my database through a workgroup

Now i dont want a read only user having to log on with a password, i
want it secure from backend intrusion but no pasword

Microsoft says you can do this.
I just dont seam to get it. [snip]


In a nutshell you grant the permissions you want for people that will not
use a login to the default group "Users" and/or the default user "Admin".
This allows people to open your file with ANY mdw file. If they use an MDW
file with no password on the "Admin" user (for example the default
System.mdw) then they will get in your file and inherit the permissions
that you have given the Users group and the Admin user.
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Nov 13 '05 #2
da**********@bigpond.com.au (DD) wrote:
Now i dont want a read only user having to log on with a password


I am assuming you have secured your database in accordance with the MS KB
article at
http://support.microsoft.com/default...ccess%2fconten
t%2fsecfaq.asp

Create a group called "guests". Create an account called "guest" and make
it a member of your new group "guests". Give the "guests" group the
appropriate permissions to your data and objects. Distribute a shortcut to
your users with the "/wrkgroup" and "/user" switches set accordingly.

HTH - Keith.
www.keithwilby.org.uk
Nov 13 '05 #3

Look i dont think i am that thick

I have two problems with this security

i have a new database with no table etc yet and if i look under Tools,
Security, User groups and permissions it says
Object-Current database, owner - "AdminME"
WHICH IS CORRECT.

Then It says i must remove Admin from the Admins Account.
So in the same database i go back to Tools, Security,user group
accounts and i try to remove Admin as a user.. i get an error saying
"Cannot perform this operation"

Then the article says to give AdminME a password, I thought i already
had?

I miss the above two steps because i am unable to perform them.
following

Then i go an import all the objects.
And then i create the user group read only.. do i do this in the same
database or do i make a new database?
As i created the last one in the same database and my read only group
still had to log on through the dialog with a password

Hey call me )))))*****
but i am stuck
DD

DD

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