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.

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.

;)

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?

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

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

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

Jolly

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

Phil

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

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