The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1
SUMMARY
There are two things to remember when dealing with security:
- Plan your security scheme from the beginning. Planning a good security
scheme from the beginning will ensure you a minimum of work later on.
- Assign permissions to Groups, not to Users.
This is very important. By creating appropriate, well thought out
groups, a user has the "best" permissions of the groups that he or she
is a member of. For example, if a user is member of Group A, which does
not have permissions to an object but also is a member of Group B,
which does have the permissions to an object, the user will have Group
B's permission to the object.
You will find that maintenance work will decrease significantly if
you plan your groups carefully. A typical database setup should have a
maximum of 4 to 5 groups. This is not a maximum number of groups
limitation for Microsoft Access, merely a guideline for easier
security management.
There is no multiple-selection functionality in the security dialog boxes.
You cannot give a group or user permissions to more than one object at a
time; each object must be selected individually and then permissions may
be assigned.
MORE INFORMATION
User Name Case Sensitivity
User and group names are not case sensitive when you enter them to start a
Microsoft Access session. However, if you are recreating a user account or
group you have to match the name exactly. This is due to the way the
account information is stored by the system.
NOTE: Passwords are case sensitive.
REFERENCE
Microsoft Access "User's Guide," version 1.0, chapter 25, "Administering a
Database System"
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