File Permissions

[sweeneysmsm]

I want to allow a Limited User to operate an Access .mdb
in their My Documents folder. So far my only option has
been to make them an administrator account. The
suggestion was made to make the account limited and
change the "File Permissions".

Below are the instructions for changing File Permissions
but when I right click a file in Windows Explorer it
doesn't have the tabs and settings that the instructions
say. Below is the text of the instructions from "Help and
Support":

"To set, view, change, or remove file and folder
permissions
Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder
for which you want to set permissions.
Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and
then click the Security tab.
Do one of the following:
To set permissions for a group or user that does not
appear in the Group or user names box, click Add. Type
the name of the group or user you want to set permissions
for and then click OK.
To change or remove permissions from an existing group or
user, click the name of the group or user.
Do one of the following:
To allow or deny a permission, in the Permissions for
User or Group box, select the Allow or Deny check box.
To remove the group or user from the Group or user names
box, click Remove."

Any ideas? I would be most grateful for any assistance
in resolving this problem.

Thanks.

Mary

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

If this is not possible now, but it is possible for them=20
to run Access, create, and use an mdb then your issue=20
is that you moved the mdb into their My Documents=20
instead of copying it in.

--=20
Roger=20

"sweeneysmsm" > wrote in message =
...
> I want to allow a Limited User to operate an Access .mdb=20
> in their My Documents folder. So far my only option has=20
> been to make them an administrator account. The=20
> suggestion was made to make the account limited and=20
> change the "File Permissions".
>=20
> Below are the instructions for changing File Permissions=20
> but when I right click a file in Windows Explorer it=20
> doesn't have the tabs and settings that the instructions=20
> say. Below is the text of the instructions from "Help and=20
> Support":
>=20
> "To set, view, change, or remove file and folder=20
> permissions
> Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder=20
> for which you want to set permissions.=20
> Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and=20
> then click the Security tab.=20
> Do one of the following:=20
> To set permissions for a group or user that does not=20
> appear in the Group or user names box, click Add. Type=20
> the name of the group or user you want to set permissions=20
> for and then click OK.=20
> To change or remove permissions from an existing group or=20
> user, click the name of the group or user.=20
> Do one of the following:=20
> To allow or deny a permission, in the Permissions for=20
> User or Group box, select the Allow or Deny check box.=20
> To remove the group or user from the Group or user names=20
> box, click Remove."
>=20
> Any ideas? I would be most grateful for any assistance=20
> in resolving this problem.=20
>=20
> Thanks.
>=20
> Mary
>

[sweeneysmsm]

Thanks, Roger. Can you explain to me the consequences of
moving as opposed to copying. Clearly there must be some
ramifications. Thanks.

Mary
>-----Original Message-----
>If this is not possible now, but it is possible for them
>to run Access, create, and use an mdb then your issue
>is that you moved the mdb into their My Documents
>instead of copying it in.
>
>--
>Roger
>
>"sweeneysmsm" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to allow a Limited User to operate an
Access .mdb
>> in their My Documents folder. So far my only option
has
>> been to make them an administrator account. The
>> suggestion was made to make the account limited and
>> change the "File Permissions".
>>
>> Below are the instructions for changing File
Permissions
>> but when I right click a file in Windows Explorer it
>> doesn't have the tabs and settings that the
instructions
>> say. Below is the text of the instructions from "Help
and
>> Support":
>>
>> "To set, view, change, or remove file and folder
>> permissions
>> Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or
folder
>> for which you want to set permissions.
>> Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and
>> then click the Security tab.
>> Do one of the following:
>> To set permissions for a group or user that does not
>> appear in the Group or user names box, click Add. Type
>> the name of the group or user you want to set
permissions
>> for and then click OK.
>> To change or remove permissions from an existing group
or
>> user, click the name of the group or user.
>> Do one of the following:
>> To allow or deny a permission, in the Permissions for
>> User or Group box, select the Allow or Deny check box.
>> To remove the group or user from the Group or user
names
>> box, click Remove."
>>
>> Any ideas? I would be most grateful for any
assistance
>> in resolving this problem.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Mary
>>
>.
>

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

Mary,

Upon a copy the result always has the permission as set at=20
the destination. When moving if and only if no partition=20
boundary is crossed, then instead the result has permissions
retained from what they were at the source (but last I checked=20
only the explicit ones, at least eventually) and eventually=20
the result receives the inherited permissions from the target=20
location.

That may be dated, service packs and all, but was recently=20
exact. As you can tell, move gets to be mind numbing.
So, when changing locations within a partition, always copy=20
and delete the source to avoid the whole issue if you have=20
reason to believe the permissions are different at the two=20
locations.

--=20
Roger=20

"sweeneysmsm" > wrote in message =
...
> Thanks, Roger. Can you explain to me the consequences of=20
> moving as opposed to copying. Clearly there must be some=20
> ramifications. Thanks.
>=20
> Mary
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If this is not possible now, but it is possible for them=20
> >to run Access, create, and use an mdb then your issue=20
> >is that you moved the mdb into their My Documents=20
> >instead of copying it in.
> >
> >--=20
> >Roger=20
> >
> >"sweeneysmsm" > wrote in message=20
> ...
> >> I want to allow a Limited User to operate an=20
> Access .mdb=20
> >> in their My Documents folder. So far my only option=20
> has=20
> >> been to make them an administrator account. The=20
> >> suggestion was made to make the account limited and=20
> >> change the "File Permissions".
> >>=20
> >> Below are the instructions for changing File=20
> Permissions=20
> >> but when I right click a file in Windows Explorer it=20
> >> doesn't have the tabs and settings that the=20
> instructions=20
> >> say. Below is the text of the instructions from "Help=20
> and=20
> >> Support":
> >>=20
> >> "To set, view, change, or remove file and folder=20
> >> permissions
> >> Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or=20
> folder=20
> >> for which you want to set permissions.=20
> >> Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and=20
> >> then click the Security tab.=20
> >> Do one of the following:=20
> >> To set permissions for a group or user that does not=20
> >> appear in the Group or user names box, click Add. Type=20
> >> the name of the group or user you want to set=20
> permissions=20
> >> for and then click OK.=20
> >> To change or remove permissions from an existing group=20
> or=20
> >> user, click the name of the group or user.=20
> >> Do one of the following:=20
> >> To allow or deny a permission, in the Permissions for=20
> >> User or Group box, select the Allow or Deny check box.=20
> >> To remove the group or user from the Group or user=20
> names=20
> >> box, click Remove."
> >>=20
> >> Any ideas? I would be most grateful for any=20
> assistance=20
> >> in resolving this problem.=20
> >>=20
> >> Thanks.
> >>=20
> >> Mary
> >>=20
> >.
> >