Complete NEWB help!

[jollyork]

Hi,

Just started a new job where there is a legacy FMPro 7 db. No one knows how to access the Admin account, though there are some guesses at the password. I am a Windows System pro, but know very little about Macs and FMP. I'd love help with the following very basic questions below. (I did searches for this info but I think my questions are so low level the answers aren't posted, sorry if I missed it)

1) How do I login as an admin? I mean, literally, I cannot find a place to "login" anywhere.

2) I have seen the menu to "change password" and can do so, but that doesn't do anything I need. What is this function for?

3) I have access to the server, but the db looks the same there-- the Layout View is grayed out. Is the admin login on the server somewhere?

Many thanks in advance! I know these are rudimentary questions and appreciate any useful answers.

[mr_vodka]

It really depends on how the Databse developer set up the access and privledges to the database.

When opening up the file, hold down the 'Shift' key. A popup box should appear.

You can try 'Admin' and then you need to have a password, but if the developer changed it so that there is a different admin account name than the default FileMaker 'Admin' account, you might be SOL.

I did see a posting a few days ago here regarding some program that can retrieve passwords, but I dont know true that is.

;)

[jollyork]

Thanks for the response, however, holding down SHIFT did not produce a login box. I tried several times. Is there another way to get the login to pop up?

[jollyork]

Well, figured out that part: it was the OPTION key.

Now I just need a hack to get the password...

[mr_vodka]

Oops. Read your post too fast. Didnt realize until now you were on a Mac. Yes Option key for a Mac.

[Inky Phil]

Jolly

If you Google 'Password Filemaker' there are pages of password cracking options there

Phil

[Steven H. Blackwell]

Before attempting to "crack" any FileMaker Pro 7 file with various commercial products available on the Internet, consider that such activity may damage the file.

I'd spend some time trying to discover the [Full Access] Account password first.

Steven

[krdzine1]

That or contact the developer who owns the right to the code created for the database you are "hacking" into.