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The following table lists the default extended privileges that are available. (FileMaker and third-
party developers may define additional extended privileges to manage access for other software
products designed to work with FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker Server.)
When a user attempts to open or access a protected file using one of the above methods, he or
she will be prompted to provide account information. If the privilege set for the account does not
permit the type of extended privilege access the user is requesting, the user will get an error
indicating that he or she cannot access the file.
All extended privileges except fmreauthenticate10 are disabled by default, even in the Full Access
privilege set.
Enabling extended privileges only makes it allowable for certain privilege sets to access shared
data. To actually access the shared data, you must also set up sharing for the type of access that
you want. For more information on extended privileges, see
“Viewing extended privileges” on
page 120.
About the predefined accounts
Each database file contains two predefined accounts: Admin and Guest.
Admin account
The Admin account is assigned the Full Access privilege set, which permits access to everything
in a file. The Admin account is not assigned a password. In files for which privileges are not set
up, the file options are set up to automatically log in to the file using the Admin account.
The Admin account is fully editable. You can rename it, assign it a password, or make the account
inactive. You can even delete the Admin account; however, you must assign the Full Access
privilege set to at least one other active account.
Important Don’t forget the account name and password that is assigned to the Full Access
privilege set. If necessary, write it down and store it in a secure place. If you lose or forget this
account name and password, you may not be able to access the file.
Keyword Extended privilege Determines if a privilege permits
fmwebdirect Access via
FileMaker
WebDirect
Accessing a database file from a web browser via
FileMaker
WebDirect.
fmxdbc Access via ODBC/JDBC Accessing a database as an ODBC or JDBC data source.
fmapp Access via FileMaker Network,
server-side scripting, or
FileMaker
Go
Opening a shared file (either a file shared by FileMaker Pro
or hosted and shared by FileMaker Server).
fmreauthenticate10 Require re-authentication after
the specified minutes in
sleep/background
Accessing a file in FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Go without
having to re-login after file hibernation or after using a
different app. The default time is 10 minutes.
fmxml Access via XML Web
Publishing - FMS only
Accessing a database file from a web browser or other
application via XML web publishing (FileMaker Server only).
fmphp Access via PHP Web
Publishing - FMS only
Accessing a database file from a web browser or other
application via PHP web publishing (FileMaker Server only).