Account name exit

[Questions King]

Any control just one Account name can login into filemeker database, if another one use the same user name to log in! give the person some error....

[Wim Decorte]

What's the error message?

Remember that in FM7 and 8 passwords are case sensitive. "password" is not the same as "Password"...

[LaRetta]

It wasn't easy to decipher ...

"... if another one use the same user name to log in! give the person some error."

Questions King, It sounds like you want to STOP a second User from logging in with the same Account Name and password and, if they try, produce a warning or error message. Could you explain a bit more than two sentences? :wink2:

[Steven H. Blackwell]

This can be done at the OS level and FileMaker Server will honor it. You can setup logon such that the Account can be logged on only once at a time. You can also decide which CPU the Account must use as well, IIRC.

Steven

[Questions King]

LaRetta:

You get my point.....That is what I want!

[LaRetta]

I would be happy to help but I've never done it (and even if I had I wouldn't trust how I did it). I had just noticed that your original post wording might be misinterpreted, so I wanted to help clarify for Wim (and Steven). They will help you (they are the experts at this) and I will take notes so I learn it also.

Steven might have given you the answer? :wink2:

[Wim Decorte]

Steven gave the right answer: use External Authentication and limit the concurrent logons at the OS level. Then you don't have to worry about it in FileMaker...

Alternatively you'll need to keep a list in your file of all currently logged-in accounts and check with each new log on. There's a bit of a security risk with that though. You don't want to store security info as normal data info.