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Restrict access to Read-only

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Restrict access to Read-only

‎08-10-2012 11:07 AM

How do I restrict access to an ACT database to "read-only"?

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Re: Restrict access to Read-only

‎08-10-2012 12:08 PM

Change the users to Browse is probably the simplest
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Re: Restrict access to Read-only

‎08-10-2012 12:33 PM

I want to be able to see my database, but not edit it.

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Re: Restrict access to Read-only

‎08-10-2012 12:39 PM

If you're a single user, there's no option for that ... the database has to allow the admin to write

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Re: Restrict access to Read-only

‎08-10-2012 12:59 PM

Can I change the administrator of the database?

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Re: Restrict access to Read-only

‎08-10-2012 01:10 PM

Are you a single user or shared database?
If a single user, you have to be the Admin
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Re: Restrict access to Read-only

‎08-10-2012 01:14 PM

I am a single user. But I want to make it so that I don't mistakenly write to this database.

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‎08-10-2012 02:27 PM

Maybe change the layout to a different colour so you remember :-)
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