[AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs

I would never trust a user with anything let alone a database.

Martin


Quoting Charlotte Foust <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>:

> You have led a charmed life indeed, Andy.  It isn't the clueless users
> who cause problems, it's the ones who think they know something who
> can't resist tampering.  Those in the first category have never caused
> me problems, but I build my apps with the second category in mind
> because I've seen (and had to deal with) the results when I didn't.
> :o{
>  
> Charlotte Foust
> 
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk] 
> 	Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 2:40 AM
> 	To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> 	Subject: RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
> 	
> 	
> 	Nope. What I do is set each PC up to run the runtime not full
> Access. But that's only on their application icon. They've all got
> Access if they chose to use it, but it would have to be a deliberate
> act
> on their part.
> 	I can easily imagine environments in which I'd need to take more
> precautions, and if users started to muck about I'd do so. But, in all
> honesty, I'm fortunate to have users who:
> 	a) would not deliberately mess anyone around (they're too busy
> getting on with their own jobs)
> 	b) wouldn't know how to get into the code window or anything
> other than what I give them
> 	c) would be scared stiff if they accidentally found themselves
> in part of the database they didn't expect to (and would get out
> quick)
> 	d) would request a system change if they needed a report or
> analysis they didn't have
> 	
> 	I also have a master copy of the FE on the network and a
> "Recopy"icon on each desktop. If someone did mess up their FE all they
> have to do is hit that.
> 	
> 	And before anyone gets the impression I'm talking about one
> ideal company I'm not. I've been developing in Access since v2 at
> loads
> of companies and it has never been an issue. I say again that I'm not
> promoting this as always the way to go, it just happens to be my
> experience and we were asked to share ours.
> 	
> 	--
> 	Andy Lacey
> 	http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
> 	
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> 
> 		--------- Original Message --------
> 		From: "Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd."
> <SDSSoftware at optusnet.com.au>
> 		To: "AccessD at databaseadvisors.com"
> <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> 		Subject: RE: [AccessD] Secured vs. Unsecured FEs
> 		Date: 17/04/03 08:23
> 		
> 		
> 		Andy - do you password protect the code window if
> distributing the mdb?
> 		 
> 		 
> 		Kath Pelletti
> 		Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd.
> 		Ph: 9505-6714
> 		Fax: 9505-6430
> 		SDSSoftware at Optusnet.com.au
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