Help on switchboard -> password etc

[cartleman]

Hi. In my database it opens up in switchboard mode. Is it possible to create a password within a switchboard?

I also different levels depending on which switchboard item they choose.
e.g. if they click "student" rather than "teacher"


How do I acheive this?
Thanks!

 

[namliam]

You dont...

Well actually its possible but you should not want to...
A switchboard is nothing more, nothing less than an option screen... Do not muck around with it for password security.

Rather you would start the DB with a popup screen prompting for "type" of user, possibly password, or use a MDW (access security) to fix this.

Then limit the display of the switchboard accoordingly....

I hope you get the idea...

Season greetings from Amsterdam

The Mailman

P.S. You could try doing something by password protecting the forms you are opening... Rather than doing it in the Switchboard....

P.P.S. Did you think about disabling the "shift" key at startup?

P.P.P.S Did you think about turning of the default access keys (Like F11 to display the database window)?

 

[cartleman]

Ok.. Im getting there...

I have 3 groups:
"admins", "teachersgroup", kidsgroup"

I have 3 users:
"admin", "teacher", "kid"

I set user permission.

How do I create a log on screen and passwords?
How do I set what they see e.g. which forms/reports etc are avalible to them?