ACC2: Permissions Command Unavailable When Logged in As Guest

ID: Q115572

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SYMPTOMS

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When you log into Microsoft Access as Guest (when Guest is assigned the default permissions) and then create a database, you cannot view or change permissions on any of the objects in the database.


CAUSE

The Permissions command is always unavailable when you are logged in as Guest, even if you give the Guest user permissions to view or change object permissions.

This behavior occurs because the Guests group does not inherit read data permission on the MSysUserList query in the SYSTEM.MDA file. To prevent permission-related errors, the Permissions command is always disabled for users logged in as Guest.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior


  1. Start Microsoft Access and open any database.


  2. Enable security (if it is not already enabled) by assigning a password to the Admin user. To do this, choose Change Password from the Security menu, and then enter a password for the Admin user (the Admin user is the default user).


  3. Quit Microsoft Access and then restart it. Log in as Guest (no password required).


  4. Create a new database.


  5. Create a new table, and then create a query based on the table.


  6. From the Security menu, try to choose Permissions. Note that the Permissions command is unavailable.


Additional query words: security greyed grayed 


Keywords          : kbusage ScrtPerm 
Version           : 2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 3, 1999