Re: .mdw file won't act independent from the original

From: Joan Wild (jwild_at_nospamtyenet.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:14:24 -0500

Can you please describe how you 'know' that the users are being added to
system.mdw? How have you deduced that? 

-- 
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP
"Jeremy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:c15f01c40c42$8fd14d10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the response Immanuel.
>
> I have used the Workgroup Administrator to join the
> system.mdw file and I have set up the shortcut.  Still,
> however, when I enter users/groups/passwords into the
> new .mdw file, they are also entered into the system.mdw
> file.  Any other ideas on how to "separate" these files so
> they act independently?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeremy
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >Hi Jeremy,
> >
> >You might be joined to the new mdw file. Use the
> Workgroup Administrator to
> >rejoin your System.MDW. When you need to use the secured
> application, use a
> >shortcut. The target of the shortcut should be:
> >
> >"<path to msaccess.exe>" "<path to
> frontend.mdb>" /wrkgrp "<path to
> >security.mdw>"
> >
> >
> >HTH,
> >Immanuel Sibero
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Jeremy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:ed0c01c40c3a$5971e750$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I created a new .mdw file by using the Workgroup
> >> Administrator (I chose a new name and saved it in a
> >> different location).  Problem is, whenever I enter new
> >> information (like a new user, group, or password) into
> >> this new .mdw file, the original SYSTEM.mdw file is
> >> updated too.  So, the two files are never different.  I
> >> want to use a password and user level security on one
> >> Access database, but I want all my other Access
> databases
> >> to be password free...thus the second .mdw file.  How
> do I
> >> get these two files to act independently?
> >>
> >> Jeremy
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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