ODBC connects through password server (1 Viewer)

Kronix

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I've noticed I can connect to a database via ODBC by entering the path to the database file, even if I don't have the username and password to access the server through Windows Explorer Network Neighborhood.

For example,

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SampleServer:C:\SERVERFILES\DB\MyDB.dbx

can be entered as the database path in the ODBC connection Setup, and it will connect me to that database even if I do not have log-in credentials when navigating into SampleServer in Windows Explorer.

Why is this possible and how would I disable it? Does it have to do with a certain port being open to program calls?
 

Ranman256

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is the password not saved in the ODBC setup?
once saved, you can connect as many tables as you want w/o passwords.
 

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The password for the DB is in the ODBC entry. But that is different than the Windows login information for the server in Explorer. How can it even reach the database file without the login information for navigating to the file?
 

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