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  • Sparky
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    Local User Control

    I don't know how feasible this is, but is it possible to have users
    log in to access a local database file in such a way that allows the
    program to know what user name and password they logged in with? This
    would involve separate user names and passwords for each user.

    Thanks for your time and help,
    Sam
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    • Tim Golden
      #2
      Re: Local User Control

      Sparky wrote:
      I don't know how feasible this is, but is it possible to have users
      log in to access a local database file in such a way that allows the
      program to know what user name and password they logged in with? This
      would involve separate user names and passwords for each user.
      Well, this is a question which is crying out for some
      context. Are you talking about an existing database
      on an existing platform? If so, which one? Are you
      talking about a database youo're thinking of building?
      If so, the answer's probably yes but only you can
      know. Are you talking about something else altogether?

      TJG

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        • Sparky
          #3
          Re: Local User Control

          On Jul 10, 9:58 am, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
          Sparky wrote:
          I don't know how feasible this is, but is it possible to have users
          log in to access a local database file in such a way that allows the
          program to know what user name and password they logged in with? This
          would involve separate user names and passwords for each user.
          >
          Well, this is a question which is crying out for some
          context. Are you talking about an existing database
          on an existing platform? If so, which one? Are you
          talking about a database youo're thinking of building?
          If so, the answer's probably yes but only you can
          know. Are you talking about something else altogether?
          >
          TJG
          Thanks for the timely response. This would be a database that I am
          building myself. The question comes down to is there a feasible way to
          verify a user's user name and password from inside that database.
          Obviously the file would be encrypted, but if there is going to be
          more than one user using it I suppose there would be a separate file
          for a log-in. I am just asking for some guidance on how this would
          theoretically be implemented.

          Thanks again,
          Sam

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            • Tim Golden
              #4
              Re: Local User Control

              Sparky wrote:
              On Jul 10, 9:58 am, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
              >Sparky wrote:
              >>I don't know how feasible this is, but is it possible to have users
              >>log in to access a local database file in such a way that allows the
              >>program to know what user name and password they logged in with? This
              >>would involve separate user names and passwords for each user.
              >Well, this is a question which is crying out for some
              >context. Are you talking about an existing database
              >on an existing platform? If so, which one? Are you
              >talking about a database youo're thinking of building?
              >If so, the answer's probably yes but only you can
              >know. Are you talking about something else altogether?
              >>
              >TJG
              >
              Thanks for the timely response. This would be a database that I am
              building myself. The question comes down to is there a feasible way to
              verify a user's user name and password from inside that database.
              Obviously the file would be encrypted, but if there is going to be
              more than one user using it I suppose there would be a separate file
              for a log-in. I am just asking for some guidance on how this would
              theoretically be implemented.

              Maybe someone else on the list has a clearer idea than I do,
              but at this distance from an implementation, all I can say is:
              yes, I'm sure you can achieve some kind of user authentication.
              After all, lots of other products already do. Or is your proposed
              db very different?

              TJG

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                • Sparky
                  #5
                  Re: Local User Control

                  On Jul 10, 10:13 am, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
                  Sparky wrote:
                  On Jul 10, 9:58 am, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:
                  Sparky wrote:
                  >I don't know how feasible this is, but is it possible to have users
                  >log in to access a local database file in such a way that allows the
                  >program to know what user name and password they logged in with? This
                  >would involve separate user names and passwords for each user.
                  Well, this is a question which is crying out for some
                  context. Are you talking about an existing database
                  on an existing platform? If so, which one? Are you
                  talking about a database youo're thinking of building?
                  If so, the answer's probably yes but only you can
                  know. Are you talking about something else altogether?
                  >
                  TJG
                  >
                  Thanks for the timely response. This would be a database that I am
                  building myself. The question comes down to is there a feasible way to
                  verify a user's user name and password from inside that database.
                  Obviously the file would be encrypted, but if there is going to be
                  more than one user using it I suppose there would be a separate file
                  for a log-in. I am just asking for some guidance on how this would
                  theoretically be implemented.
                  >
                  Maybe someone else on the list has a clearer idea than I do,
                  but at this distance from an implementation, all I can say is:
                  yes, I'm sure you can achieve some kind of user authentication.
                  After all, lots of other products already do. Or is your proposed
                  db very different?
                  >
                  TJG
                  Thanks. I suppose I probably should get further down the road and come
                  back with a more specific question.

                  Thanks again,
                  Sam

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