[AccessD] Secure a DB...kinda?

Hmmm,  a little tough to do that.  Access User Level security can lock users
out of objects, including tables, however, that means they can't get to them
at all.  I believe if a user has read rights, they still can't 'link' the
table, not absolutely sure about that, have to check.  But if they can read
the data from the table in a form, they will be able to open the table in
the database window.

If reading doesn't allowing linking, you could always hide the DB window (or
hide the access window).  That would prevent the user from getting to the
tables directly in the database.  

Even if read-only permissions don't allow a user to link, it still wouldn't
be perfect, you'd be able to view the data with ADO/DAO code still....

Just curious, what's the actual goal here?

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark A Matte [mailto:markamatte at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:34 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] Secure a DB...kinda?

Hello All,

I would like to do 'something' with access...I want to be able to send out 
an MDB or MDE...and no matter who opens it...no password required...but if 
someone were to try and link or get to the tables...a password would be 
required?

I could do this with a FE/BE scenario...but this is not an option.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Mark A. Matte


-- 
AccessD mailing list
AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com