I have been very worried about security in an Access database too. I need to
know this: how safe is an mde database from an Access guru who intends to
break in to the tables?
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Glint
"'69 Camaro" wrote:
> Hi, Matt.
>
> > Im very novice with Access Securty
>
> Most people are, even when they've been working with it for a while.
>
> > Is there a reference that will give me a step
> > by step on how to do this. Im just not exactly sure which order to do it.
>
> Yes. There is. And the steps have to be followed in the right order, too.
> Study the Security FAQ on the following Web page:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...ent/secfaq.asp
>
> For the easy-to-understand steps, please see Joan Wild's (MVP) Web site:
>
> http://www.jmwild.com/Accesssecurity.htm
>
> Practice on a copy of the database, because something is bound to go wrong,
> and you don't need a heart attack when people start complaining to your boss
> that they can't get into the database anymore, especially if it's your boss
> doing the complaining.
>
> HTH.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/information-technology/5868-workgroups-and-users.html
> Gunny
>
> See http://www.QBuilt.com for all your database needs.
> See http://www.Access.QBuilt.com for Microsoft Access tips.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=5868
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> "Matt W." wrote:
>
> > Im very novice with Access Securty so any help will be appreciated. I have a
> > database with 4 different forms on it. I want to apply these forms to a
> > shared network so that user A can only access form A. But i would like to be
> > able to put an icon on user A's desktop. It will be a user environment of
> > about 60-70 people. I am not grasping how to set worgroup admin and user
> > groups and so on and so forth. Is there a reference that will give me a step
> > by step on how to do this. Im just not exactly sure which order to do it.
> > Thanks