Changing an account password or privileges


Only users who know the master password can change the password or privileges for an account other than their own. After you create customized privilege sets later in this chapter (see page 259), you may want to come back and change the privileges of some individual accounts.

To change account passwords

1.

Open any file and choose File > Define > Accounts & Privileges.

2.

When the Define Accounts & Privileges dialog box appears, the Accounts tab is automatically selected. Select the account whose password you want to change and click Edit (Figure 15.24).

Figure 15.24. To change any account, select it in the list and click Edit.


3.

When the Edit Account dialog box appears, type a new password into the Password text box (Figure 15.25). Deselect User must change password on next login (otherwise, why bother changing it). Click OK to close the dialog box.

Figure 15.25. Type the new password into the Password text box and click OK.




4.

When the Define Accounts & Privileges dialog box reappears, click OK to close the dialog box and apply the password change.

5.

When the Confirm Full Access Login dialog box appears, type in the name of the Full Access Account (Admin unless you changed it) and the Password you chose in step 3 on page 253. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the password change.

To change account privileges

1.

Open any file and choose File > Define > Accounts & Privileges.

2.

When the Define Accounts & Privileges dialog box appears, the Accounts tab is automatically selected. Select the account whose privileges you want to change and click Edit (Figure 15.24).

3.

When the Edit Account dialog box appears, click the Privilege Set drop-down menu and choose another set (Figure 15.26). Click OK to close the dialog box.

Figure 15.26. To change an account's privileges, make a selection in the Privilege Set pop-up menu.


4.

When the Define Accounts & Privileges dialog box reappears, the account's Privilege Set is updated (Figure 15.27). Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the change.

Figure 15.27. When the Define Accounts & Privileges dialog box reappears, the account's Privilege Set is updated.


5.

When the Confirm Full Access Login dialog box appears, type in the name of the Full Access Account (Admin unless you changed it) and the Password you chose in step 3 on page 253. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the password change.



FileMaker Pro 8 for Windows and Macintosh(c) Visual Quickstart Guide
FileMaker Pro 8 for Windows & Macintosh
ISBN: 032139674X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 184
Authors: Nolan Hester

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