ACC: Unable to Change Permissions (Security)

 Last reviewed: May 7, 1997
Article ID: Q93718
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 7.0, 97

SYMPTOMS

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

When you try to open an object or change permissions for an account, you may receive one of the following error messages: 

   You can't view this object's permissions.

   -or-

   No permission for <object name>.

CAUSE

Only the database creator, or a member of the Admins group in the workgroup in which the database was created, or a user with administrator permission on a particular object has full permissions to database objects.

NOTE: The administrator permission does not exist in Microsoft Access 1.x.

RESOLUTION

Contact your database administrator. If you are the database administrator, check to make sure you are logged in as a user who is a member of the Admins group. If you still have the original user Admin, make sure it is a member of the Admins group and try again.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For more information about security and assigning permissions, search the Help Index for "permissions," or ask the Microsoft Access 97 Office Assistant.

Keywords : kberrmsg ScrtOthr
Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0 7.0 97
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : X86
Issue type : kbprb
Resolution Type : Info_Provided

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Last reviewed: May 7, 1997
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