work group file

[Antonio]

I have a database whose back end rests on our office
server as well as the security file that controls access
to the database through the Front End which sits on each
individual work station. Until a couple days ago, I could
click on tools, security, user and group permissions and
change the permissons for a particular group of folks for
a form, report, or whatever...and it would take effect
regardless of which work station you logged into (we have
13 workstations). Then, a couple days ago it just stopped
working that way and now I have to re distribute the
front end for every change in permissons I make. What
happend?

 

[Rick Brandt]

I have a database whose back end rests on our office
server as well as the security file that controls access
to the database through the Front End which sits on each
individual work station. Until a couple days ago, I could
click on tools, security, user and group permissions and
change the permissons for a particular group of folks for
a form, report, or whatever...and it would take effect
regardless of which work station you logged into (we have
13 workstations). Then, a couple days ago it just stopped
working that way and now I have to re distribute the
front end for every change in permissons I make. What
happend?

Permissions are stored in the MDB, not the MDW. What is in the MDW is
Users, Groups, and Memberships (what users belong to what groups). AFAIK
changing permissions always requires that the MDB file be replaced.

Adding/deleting users and/or changing what groups they belong to would fall
into the category you are describing where the administrator just makes the
changes while logged into the MDW and that's all that's required, but not
permission changes.