no permissions for any users

[Guest]

I have an Access 2003 database I've been creating for the past three weeks,
and all of a sudden last week, when I tried to work on it, I got an error
message saying I didn't have permission to view the tables. I'm not sure
what caused it, or whether the database itself or workgroup file is causing
the problem, but it appears that no users, even admin, have any permissions
on any objects. The groups I created with the Security wizard are no longer
in the workgroup file, and the owner (which had been me) for every objetc is
now set to "<unknown>". This was a db stored locally, and I was the only one
who ever opened it.

Is there anything I can do to get my work back? I can't export everything
to a new database because I don't have permission. I've been looking for
software, and most get user passwords, which is useless for me, because there
are no passwords, I need permissions. One piece of software (Access
Recovery) seems to be able to do it, but it costs $400. Are there any other
possible solutions? And, perhaps more importantly, why did this happen, and
how can I prevent it from happening when it matters most, when we are
actually using it to collect data?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Hi, Nate.

The groups I created with the Security wizard are no longer
in the workgroup file, and the owner (which had been me) for every objetc is
now set to "<unknown>".

This means that you used the wrong workgroup file to open this database
file, and it means that you did not properly secure the database (since you
wouldn't even be able to open the file if it were secured). If you don't
remember the path and file name to your secure workgroup, search your hard
drive (and possibly the network) for *.MDW and test each of these workgroup
files to determine which one is the correct one. (The default is
System.MDW.) Once you find the correct one, join it, create a new database
file and import all the objects from the current database into it. The user
you log in as will be the owner of all these imported objects.

It's a common practice to always be joined to the default workgroup file,
but use Windows shortcuts to open secured databases to keep from being
prompted for user name and password when opening any database file. For
example:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE\MSAccess.exe" "C:\Data\MyDB.mdb"
/wrkgrp "C:\Data\Secure.mdw"

why did this happen, and
how can I prevent it from happening when it matters most

One must be aware of which workgroup one is joined to. It's common practice
to be joined to the default workgroup, but use Windows shortcuts to open
secure databases so as not to be prompted for user name and password when
opening databases.

HTH.
Gunny

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