workgroup file

[Alexis]

I lost my initial workgroup file now I am not able to
delete the Admin user or Users group. How can I find the
inital user's PID and workgroup SID to recreate it. Or
where can I find the registry information for this?

 

[Scott McDaniel]

You can't delete the Users group or Admin user ... try using the standard
System.mdw file to get back into your database, then download and
read-read-read the MS Access Security FAQ before trying to re-implement
security. Doing so incorrectly can lock you completely out of your database.
As far as finding the original data needed to recreate, you'll not find it
in the registry ... AFAIK, it's encrypted somewhere in the workgroup file.
Wouldn't be a very secure system if you could perform a simple registry
search and gather all the information necessary to recreate a workgroup AND
add yourself as Admin user.