Access 2007 - Security Priveleges
Dec 18, 2007
Hi All
Have upgraded to 2007 (have I done the right thing here?....) and I am trying to open the database in exclusive mode to allow me to apply a certificate/licence to the DB- however Access complains I do not have correct permissions. I cannot open Workgroup Administrator (which incidentally has to be done from a macro routine) because I am unable to save it (again, dont have permission).
There is no concept of Workgroup Administrator in 07 as the security features have been revised - but according to the help files DBs can still be opened in 07. What am I doing wrong? I have created a macro to RunCommand to open the Workgroup Administrator in an empty DB and selected the original MDW file. But if I try and import all the tables etc. from my original DB - errors saying do not have Design permission to import ......
The DB opens in the user mode every time without the login dialog box....
What a nightmare.... any help gratefully received please.
Thank you.
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Mar 6, 2007
User-Level Security Is Gone: The new Access 2007 ACCDB file format does not support user-level security. Your knowledge and techniques for user-level security and ways to assign object permissions is not applicable to ACCDB-based applications. Microsoft feels the improved database password (which is no longer stored within the Access data file) provides sufficient database security for most applications. If more comprehensive security is required to protect individual database objects, Microsoft suggests using the ACCDE file format (the replacement for MDEs) to lock up your forms, reports, and code. Even then, however, the ACCDE format provides no specific security on an application's data.
So how can I secure my database? We are about ready to convert to 2007.
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Mar 13, 2007
As I'm sure many of you know, Access '07 no longer supports user level security.
My question to you all is, how do you secure your DB's in '07? I just built a DB that stores patient data, and it needs to have some type of user authentication to gain access to it.
I know I can assign a general password to it, but I need each user to have their own username and password.
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Mar 10, 2008
Why the new format .accdb does not support user-level security? I know Access 2007 still supports the old format .mdb, but why is it deprecated in the new one? Does microsoft want us to buy SQL Server instead of Access to support user-level security?
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Jan 30, 2008
Has anyone seen any good links to explain why Microsoft discontinued User Level Security in Access 2007? If so can you post the links. There is a debate at my work and I want to get all the infomation possible. It is my understanding that the beefed up the encryption on the standard password so the did away with ULS.
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Oct 1, 2013
The purpose of this project is to aim the security mechanism an allow and restrict of individuals or group of individuals of the database. Define the security accounts and groups of users allowed to access.
Users: Can view / add / edit of data into the database.
Superintendent: Has view access to database but is limited only to their section.
Manager: Has full access to database but is limited to their section.
Administrator: Acts as the overall administrator for the database. Has full control over all data and objects contained in the database.
Most likely the closest example of this database is annual leave application. If individuals is/are adding data and only his immediate Superintendent can view with limited to his group and the same with the Manager as we have four (4) sections (Finance; Procurement; Services; & Management) in one unified department.
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Dec 6, 2007
Well wish me luck, I will be rolling out MS2007 next monday. I don't see any problems yet. I have been working with it for a few weeks. I only see one item that I am concern with.
In MS2003, if a previous user could not get into the database, all I had to do is re-join to the security.
In MS2007 I don't see anywhere that I can do that. Is there somewhere else that I should be looking?
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Mar 26, 2007
I've read and gone though quite a few of the scrips and examples for creating logins and security and i'm getting to the stage when i need to have good understanding of the different methods.
Some of the examples whilst create a user login do not really allow for security within the database whilst the build in security wizard would appear to offer that functionality.
I am thinking that I will use the Workgroup file and that method. My question is am i able to utilise the fact that if a person 'AdamA' logs onto the database which is built into the workgroup security file. am I then able to take 'AdamA' to populate a table which records actions by a user? (I can't seem to find any thread or book reference to doing this)
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Mar 21, 2008
On trying to import an Excel 2007 file into Access 2007 I get the following:
1) Choose "External Data," Import, Exce
2) Select small file in MS Excel 2007 format.
3) Click on Import the source data into a new table ...
4) Choose OK
Immediately get "Microsoft Office Access has stopped working. Windows is checking for a solution to the problem..." This message never resolves, so I have to click 'Cancel'.
Then I get "Microsoft Office Access is trying to recover your information..." I have to click "Cancel" here as well and then kill MS Access in Task Manager.
Event Viewer gives following message, which is of no help:
"ID: 2, Application Name: Microsoft Office Access, Application Version: 12.0.6211.1000, Microsoft Office Version: 12.0.6215.1000. This session lasted 710 seconds with 120 seconds of active time. This session ended with a crash."
Trying to import a small Excel 2003 file leads the same result. The same happens with a CSV file.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled Office 2007 as well. I am using Vista Ultimate.
I have turned off DEP.
How can I get MS Access 2007 to import Excel?
Thanks
Ken
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Nov 26, 2007
I installed Office Enterprise 2007. Then I installed DEveloper Exrtensions, then Access Runtime 2007. All appear to have installed OK - they appear in Program and Features.
Instructions on runtime packaging tell me that a Developer option should appear in the resulting drop-down when I click the Office button (top-left round thing) when I have a d/b open in Access. It's not there! I have un-installed and re-installed the extensions and the runtime - still nothing!
Help!
I do have Runtime 2002 (XP) on the same PC, is that relevant?
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Jan 29, 2007
Hello,
I have installed Microsoft Access 2003 and Microsoft Access 2003 Developer Extensions. I can create Access application by using the Package Wizard.
But after I upgrade from Microsoft Access 2003 to Microsoft Access 2007.
I can't use the Package Wizard.
How can I do to solve this?
Thanks.
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Jun 19, 2007
Attached is a screenshot of the relationships in a database I built a couple of years ago. It's worked absolutely fine in Access 2003 and currently has over 18,000 customers with associated information in it.
However, when I open the database in Access 2007 the performance is awful. All the forms are very slow to respond when tabbing between form elements. I've experimented by reducing the number of form elements calling on related data on a given page and whilst this improves performance it reduces usability - something I don't want to compromise on especially since Access 2007 should be able to cope with this.
My next question is therefore whether I've got the most efficient underlying table design and I can't see any other way of doing it than my current method so I'd be grateful for any feedback or advice anyone has.
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Mar 8, 2007
Hi All,
Background Info: I developed our main department's Access 2003 split database which is on a server for 15+ Users. I've now been given Access 2007 for development -- Users still have 2003. There are also 2 other smaller databases that are not split (.mdb).
Problem: In the split database, I've saved the Application .mdb as 2003, relinked and made a new .mde. But the Users still cannot open the database. (I did this in a copy until I figure out the nuances with 2007.) The 2 other unsplit databases can be saved as 2003 version and Users can open OK.
I'm grateful for any suggestions on working with Access 2007. I've been trying to tackle the ribbon which is a whole other question.
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Mar 27, 2007
Having a problem here after installing 2007. All my previously created databases work fine in 2007 (after clicking the enable, which is a pain,but don't know any other way) When I return to 2002 and try to open the databases I get different errors all something like this on....... "The expression On Open you entered as the event property setting produced the following error: Object or class does not support the set of events. Whats up here?????I have found a site here...http://allenbrowne.com/bug-17.htmlMentions this problem,but refers to Vista..... Does the same apply to XP? And which is the best fix?
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Mar 30, 2007
Hi
I have an Access 2000/2003 database which opens up and displays correctly in Access 2007, but when I go to use the File>Print command, or for that matter any of the other pull down menu's nothing happens?
Has anyone else experienced thisproblem, or does anyone know what I am doing wrong?
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Steve
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Nov 29, 2006
Hello friends.
Do you know anything about a new Developer Extension for Access 2007 ?
Thank :) :)
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Dec 17, 2007
I have created a database in Access 2007 that now works well, and one that I'm quite proud off. However, I can easily convert it to an Access 2000 format as can anyone else here, but when I load it up there is a major problem.
I have used the tab control in my main form and that has three tabs on it. However, it's positioned correctly in Access 2007 it's not positioned correctly in Access 2000 as I have to move the tab control down a bit, but that would seem fine. So I lowered the tab control form and changed my form layout slightly, but even then the tab control over all over the Access 2000 form whenever I interact with the tabs - most bizzare.
Any help? Thanks.
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Apr 26, 2005
I am new to databases so please bare with me on my question.
Question:
I have two Access databases (db1 and db2). Db1 needs information from certain Db2 fields (i.e. first name, last name). So I created a link table to Db2. I also created a query with the fields that is needed but I want to restrict access to the other fields in Db2 so that the user only has access to certain fields in Db2 such as the first and last name. Is there a way to set security to fields only and restrict the user to have access to those fields? If so, would this prevent them from editing the query that I created and adding those restricted fields?
Thank you,
BishopZ
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Jun 8, 2005
I have been successfully using, updating, and programming our Access mailing database for 5 years now. I have made a number of changes over the years to help it run more smoothly. Up until very recently, we were operating Access 2000 on an old computer using the Win98 OS. Guided by the Microsoft Access Security UberFAQ, I had set up user and group permissions such that regular users (my staff of about 8 people) could search, view, and print addresses, labels, and both Access and Word reports connected with the database, but could not make any significant changes to it. A user who was a member of the Admins group (user “Jen”, i.e. me!)) could basically change anything on the database; primarily I updated the addresses, instructions, and forms to maintain accuracy and improve the effectiveness of the system.
In order to insure against any computer crashes and to enable the ‘re-constituting’ of the database in the event we obtained a new computer, we backed-up all the database files onto the TSM backup system on the Mniversity mainframe.
After a long period of nursing along our old computer, my boss provided me with the funds to purchase a new one, which I did. The new system runs WinXP Pro, and is much faster and less prone to seizing. When we set up the new computer I restored the contents of the old computer onto a separate partition on the hard drive, and then copied all the database stuff onto its own little partition on the hard drive. As I expected, I had lost all the security settings in the restore – I had restored the database once before when we had to have the hard drive on our old computer re-imaged, so I knew what would happen. However, instead of resetting to a sort of neutral state in which the “Admin” user could do everything and I could start rebuilding the security from scratch (a lengthy but do-able process), I found myself in a very different situation.
When I open the mailing database, the system:
·does not ask for a password;
·automatically assumes I’m the “Admin” user;
When I open the Tools>Security>User & Group Accounts dialogue box, I discover that the “Admin” user is the only user and is a member of both the Admins and Users groups.
However, when I open the Tools>Security>User & Group Permissions dialogue box, I discover:
·the system will allow the “Admin” user (the only user on the system, now) to view the “Admin” user’s permissions;
·the system will not allow the “Admin” user to change the “Admin” user’s permissions because the “Admin” user does not have Administer permission;
·the “Admin” user is not allowed even to view the permissions of the Groups;
·The “Admin” user has no permissions checked;
·Given that a user’s permissions are the least restrictive of all the groups he/she belongs to, I think that means that the Admins group probably has nothing checked at all (but I can’t find out);
·The owner of all the database items (forms, reports, etc) is set to <Unknown>;
What this means in effect is that I can view the forms, I can view & print the reports so long as they are Access reports, and I can view and print the labels, but I cannot use Access to access (sorry for the pun) the Word reports which up until now have always worked just fine. I can get at the Word reports by manually finding them via the Windows folder system and opening them directly with Word. I cannot Read-Design or format anything. When I print the labels, the formatting is slightly off – it’s as though the system thinks the labels are just slightly vertically larger than they were, so every so often I have to pause printing and re-align the tractor feed to the top of a label, but this may be a result of the interaction of our OS upgrade from Win 98 to Win XP pro with our dot matrix label printer (cheap & effective!). I can’t check the label dimensions because (of course) as the “Admin” user, I have no permissions (grrrrr!). Perhaps most problematically, I cannot update the addresses in the database.
We’ve been limping along with this only-partially-functional-version of the database for about a month and a half now, because I’m also the Reception Supervisor as well as the resident database expert, and I had to train a whole bunch of new staff. We really need to update the database to do our big yearly catalogue mail-out and the University ITS helpdesk doesn’t have anyone with enough expertise to solve this problem. I’m hoping someone out here does!
I believe I have all the WIF info from the previously secured version of the database (pre-TSM-restore), as well as the Security Wizard report. I have the entire contents of the old computer hard drive in a separate partition on my new computer. I tried to write down everything that even seemed like it might be relevant/required should I run into a problem like this. I’m good with computers and have taught myself so pretty complex Access programming. However, I am now officially stumped, and I am throwing out this lifeline in hopes that someone can rescue me. Thank you all in advance for any help anyone can give me!
Jennifer Radford Gibson
:confused:
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Jul 29, 2005
is there a way to authenticate user using his/her network username
and password..........
i know i could get network user details
help will be appreciated
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Nov 23, 2005
AAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!
I have never used it, and have inherited one that does use it.... Now I know why I dont use it.
What is the short and simple explenation on:
How to Create a user + Password
What I am doing now is:
Creating the user (with a blank password) and assign the groups to which the user is to be assigned using the administrator account.
Then exit the DB & enter again using the new user + blank password.
Then Change the password for that user.
There must be something much easier... *sigh*
Greets
The Mailman
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Dec 16, 2005
Ok Guys I now I have been exceedingly dumb, but I appear to have activated Access security (All I can think of is when I got into the wizard I clicked Finish instead of cancel) Now I am locked out of my database.
There appears to be a new db set up called security and a backup BAK file.
Is there anyway I can undo my foul up ? can I restore from the bak file? (if I can , how ?)
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as I am feeling rather stupid at the moment.....
Cheers
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May 31, 2006
OK - I have just completed my first Access database for network use. It will be placed on the network presently. I have split it into front end and back end and everything seems to be working fine.
The database contains five major areas. Each has tables, forms, queries, macros and reports. There will be seven user groups. Some have access to everything, some have access to almost everything with read only in the remaining areas and some have read only to some and no access to the rest. My question:
If I wish to give full access to an area, do I have to go through everything in that area (table, forms, queries, macros and reports) to give access or is there an easier way.
If I'm being obtuse, please reccommend come reading.
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Aug 18, 2006
I have managed to avoid MS Access security till now! I have seen all the scare stories, and all of the problems people seem to have with it.
So I have been reading up on it within this site, (Is the site crabby today or is it just me?)
From this post (http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=93443) I found the following code:
MsgBox "Current User = " & CurrentUser
I ran it in a blank database on my machine and discovered that I am logged in as "Admin". I have always avoided access security, so my assumption is that access security is always running, everyone is automatically logged in as admin, with a blank password Therefore no one needs to enter password.
Is this assumption correct?
That is my first question! there are more....
Cheers Tony
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Nov 27, 2006
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r190/slifer666/1pic1.jpg
Hi,
I have the above security settings in place for the account shown, this user should only be able to Read the Database, how is it possible that they are able to edit the database?
Any security suggestions will be appreciated
Regards
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Jan 18, 2007
Looking at the security process of ms access it seems easy enough to impliment, but as an novice user, I have felt really miserable with it all. Sometimes it ends up that the security.mdm file just dissapears and sometimes my users created are no where to be seen. Please help, i'd really be thankful if someone can put forward the exact procedure of setting up users and permissions in the database.
Thanks
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