Hello,

I use FM Pro 11 Advanced to develop databases and I would like to know whether I can use it to develop databases with External Authentication.

I would ask it in a different way, I know that I can use FM Pro 11 Advanced to develop a database with External Authentication.

All I have to do is to assign each Privilege Set to a particular Group Name and make sure that the created Group Names match to those stored on the Server OS.

But what I don't know is whether the Group Names, created with FM Pro 11 Advanced and not with FM Server 11 Advanced, will be

recognized by FM Server 11 on a server.

My apologies if my question sounds naive.

Thanks,

natursalus

The group name that you define in the FM file needs to exactly match the AD or OD group name that the user will belong to. FMS will ask AD or OD for a list of groups that the user belongs to and will compare each entry in that list to the group names you have set up in the file. It will let the user in with the first match according to the oder of the group list in your file.

In fact, as Wim notes, External Authentication is possible only when using FIleMAker Server or FIleMaker Server Advanced.

Steven

Wim & Steven,

Thanks for your feedback.

Happy new year 2012 for you and your families.

natursalus