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Luther Blissett
On Mar 6, 7:04 am, gkc <g...> wrote:
> Yet another addendum:
> When I went to my wife's machine to access the shared database that is onmy
> machine, I did not have to use a password. I just connected to the database.
> Again, on my computer, the "server" computer, there is also a log-in with my
> wife's log-in name, and I had given permission on my machine for that log-in
> name to access the database. The computer my wife normally uses, also has
> the same two log-ins on it, so I am thinking that is why no password was
> needed. But I am wondering if maybe I will corrupt the database or something
> because it is being accessed in a wrong way from my wife's computer.
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
> gkc
> "gkc" wrote:
> > This is an addendum to my original post:
>
> > I am using Outlook 2007 BCM with all of the updates and I am running iton
> > XP Pro with all of the updates.
>
> > GKC
>
> > "gkc" wrote:
>
> > > How do I share a database in a network where each computer has the same two
> > > log-in names?
>
> > > I shared the datebase on the "server" computer, & the two log-ins appeared
> > > there on that computer, but, under the column "User Name," with the the name
> > > of the “server” computer there in front of the two user names. I checked the
> > > boxes.
> > > Then I went to the computer my wife normally uses. Of course, the COMPUTER
> > > has a different name, but, again, the two log-in names are the same.
>
> > > I was able to access the database from her computer with no problem, but am
> > > I doing this right? I would have thought that would have had to have added
> > > her computer's name as well as the log-in name on the "server computer." But
> > > I didn't. Should I have? If so, how do you add the computer's name and not
> > > just the log-in name in the add process? I see only where one can add the
> > > log-in name. I am new to this.
>
> > > Now we have an additional issue: a person is helping us on a 3rd computer in
> > > the network, but that computer has the same 2 log-ins on it as all the other
> > > computers in the network. We want this person helping us to work on the
> > > database. Can the computer that she is using also access the databasewith
> > > the same log-in name my wife uses on the computer that she normally uses > > > and at the same time?
>
> > > Thanks in advance for the help.-
I'm surprised a login with no password could get authenticated to
access the database. I know password-less logins have failed for me,
and others in this group. Perhaps the security has been relaxed on
your server machine/database?
> Yet another addendum:
> When I went to my wife's machine to access the shared database that is onmy
> machine, I did not have to use a password. I just connected to the database.
> Again, on my computer, the "server" computer, there is also a log-in with my
> wife's log-in name, and I had given permission on my machine for that log-in
> name to access the database. The computer my wife normally uses, also has
> the same two log-ins on it, so I am thinking that is why no password was
> needed. But I am wondering if maybe I will corrupt the database or something
> because it is being accessed in a wrong way from my wife's computer.
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
> gkc
> "gkc" wrote:
> > This is an addendum to my original post:
>
> > I am using Outlook 2007 BCM with all of the updates and I am running iton
> > XP Pro with all of the updates.
>
> > GKC
>
> > "gkc" wrote:
>
> > > How do I share a database in a network where each computer has the same two
> > > log-in names?
>
> > > I shared the datebase on the "server" computer, & the two log-ins appeared
> > > there on that computer, but, under the column "User Name," with the the name
> > > of the “server” computer there in front of the two user names. I checked the
> > > boxes.
> > > Then I went to the computer my wife normally uses. Of course, the COMPUTER
> > > has a different name, but, again, the two log-in names are the same.
>
> > > I was able to access the database from her computer with no problem, but am
> > > I doing this right? I would have thought that would have had to have added
> > > her computer's name as well as the log-in name on the "server computer." But
> > > I didn't. Should I have? If so, how do you add the computer's name and not
> > > just the log-in name in the add process? I see only where one can add the
> > > log-in name. I am new to this.
>
> > > Now we have an additional issue: a person is helping us on a 3rd computer in
> > > the network, but that computer has the same 2 log-ins on it as all the other
> > > computers in the network. We want this person helping us to work on the
> > > database. Can the computer that she is using also access the databasewith
> > > the same log-in name my wife uses on the computer that she normally uses > > > and at the same time?
>
> > > Thanks in advance for the help.-
I'm surprised a login with no password could get authenticated to
access the database. I know password-less logins have failed for me,
and others in this group. Perhaps the security has been relaxed on
your server machine/database?