Hi all,
I've recently taken over a database that a collegue of mine was developing and he has disabled certain functions within the database which I can't enable. Specifically, he has disabled the ability to right click over anthing in design view so you can view the list of options available. Does anyone know how I can re-enable this feature?
Best Regards,
Aaron
I am looking for a script which would be able to give protection of SSN in tables and or view on forms when entering an SSN.....
does anyone out there have a script????
ie... 123-45-6789 would show in access table or forms
as xxx-xx-6789
I have a small tracking Access DB at work that someone put a password on. No one seems to know the password. I'm wondering if there is a file that stores the password so that I can remove it so I can access the DB.
Thanks for you help!
Password Protection for E-mailed Access Report
Sorry this is a bit long winded but here goes - we have a very simple Access 2002 DB of 60 – 100 client records. It’s updated weekly and a report is then sent to a distribution list. In the past it was printed and faxed. As all on the list have e-mail I set up a macro to e-mail the .mdb to an Outook Distribution List. It works wonderfully and is much easier and faster. However - a couple of weeks ago one of the users complained saying we must password protect the data. Our Exchange Server is not yet set up to use certificates and Ditital IDs so I worked out the only way I can think of to p/w protect the file. The data is exported as an RTF. Once the user is in Outlook she opens the attachment and runs a macro in Word which :-
Saves the RTF as a DOC file (uses the same name each time)
Saves the DOC file with password protection
However the user reports that often it seems to link to the previous weeks data unless she deletes the attached file and opens the TEMP internet files folder, finds the correct week and attaches that.
Can anyone think of an easier and more foolproof way of doing this – is there something in Access I have missed?
Thanks for any help or advice – Dika
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)
All -
Just as the title describes, I can't seem to find a solution to be able to link the front-end to the back-end tables through the common file dialog when the backend is an accdb file that is password encrypted.
See the example attached. Here it should work just fine per the Article at :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/181076
I've found it works fine without a password encrypted back-end but not with a password encrypted back-end.
Anyone have any ideas? It would be nice to use this feature in Access as well as automating the relinking.
Thanks!
I'm not good with access at all, i'm basically after removing all workgroup protection from a database file. I have full access to the file, admin passwords etc, i'm just having serious difficulty trying to find a tutorial or any information regarding how it can be removed!
View 2 Replies View RelatedHI ALL,
I have been working on some database protection techniques and have found floors in all of them.
Basically I have to protect a database not using the application password... which has a different password for each form. This means using form passwords ect... but all of them can be hacked by using the shift key on start-up does anyone know how to get around this as im stuck and could really do with another’s perspective.
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
I have been working on some database protection, in which I am trying stop my tables from being able to be imported from other databases.
Does anyone know where I should start or even if it is at all possible?
Hello guys
I was wondering if you can help?
Is it possible to password protect tables, forms and queries, how
Thanks a lot
how can I protect table from being edited or deleted?:)
View 1 Replies View RelatedI need to know if there is any way to password protect a single query. I currently have a database and there are several users that have access to run queries but I need to have some security as others are making modifications to queries that they shouldn't be.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a set of command buttons on a form that open up a series of reports. The problem I have is that only certain users should have access to particular reports and I want to be able to put some kind of password protection in.
If anyone knows how to do this please let me know.
Thanks
Hi,
If i want to protect everything in the database how can i do that.
I dont want a password to open the database, and I only want users to be able to edit the records through my forms (without use of a password), but i dont want any1 being able to edit records manually, edit forms, or modules, however i do want them to be able to create and use macros and queries.
Thanks
Adam
Hello All,
I have created a management system for small home builders and contractors.
Typically these customers will have less than 25 users. So far I have installed it in a single customer’s site, but I want to expand.
I basically have two questions.
1. What is the best way to deliver this product without the end user needing Access?
2. How can I ensure they don’t make illegal copies and give to their friends or add user without purchasing more licenses?
Thank you all,
Joe
Hi
I have been called in by a client who had a db app put together (not very well). The original developers simply are doing nothing and the client is in despair. They have asked me to see if I can both correct the original bugs and also develop the database on.
The history is one of many unanswered phone calls and emails with the occasional promise that never gets anywhere. We spoke to the developer today who said they couldn't give the access code and then spoke to the other part of the duo who said he didn't have the code but would see if he can talk it out of the developer.
The client is a charity and like doing things the right way so I think that they will have played fair with the developer but it hasn't been reciprocated.
In exploring what they have I have been blocked by a password when I try to get into the VBA.
Is there any way to crack into this?
It would be helpful to know so that if the promised password does not materialise (and they were not holding their breath) do I tell them it is a no-hoper, or might I be able to work through?
The only alternative would appear to be to start from scratch but I suspect that would be financially too painful for them.
There is nothing earth shattering in what it does - even if it worked properly - and it is a small FE/BE database. I have full access to the BE but need to get into the code behind forms and modules to see where it is going wrong.
Any help or pointers would be most appreciated. I recognise the ethical issues but also sympathise with a client who has been shafted.
Best wishes
Hi,
I need some help creating a way for two different type of users to be redirected to different forms after entering a password.
I tried using the groups security in access but it's not good.
What I need the program to do is:
ask the user to enter a password. then if the password is correct and they are managers they will see the managers opening form ("form1") and if they are employees they will se a different opening form("form2") with less options and different reports.
thanks.
hey,
looking for help with protecting form designs in a database.
We have some people here with enough knowledge to be dangerous.
I need to password protect the design of forms while allowing access to the tables in ACCESS and data entry.
Thanks,
SLH
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
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:
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
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
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
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.
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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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