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88 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
Important When a database file contains one or more External Server
accounts, make sure you use operating system security settings to
limit direct access to the file. Otherwise, it might be possible for an
unauthorized user to move the file to another system that replicates
your authentication server environment and gain access to the file.
For more information, see the FileMaker Server documentation.
To create an account that authenticates via an external server:
1. Choose File menu > Define > Accounts & Privileges.
2. In the Accounts tab, click New.
3. In the Edit Account dialog box, for Account is authenticated via,
choose
External Server.
4. For Group Name, enter the name of a group that is defined on an
external authentication server.
5. For Account Status, choose whether you want the account to be
active or inactive.
6. For Privilege Set, choose the privilege set you want to use with this
account.
The privilege set assigned to the account determines what the
externally authenticated group members can do in the database file.
You can choose an existing privilege set, or choose
New Privilege Set
and create a new one. For more information, see the next section.
7. For Description, enter a description of the account (optional).
8. Click OK.
9. In the Define Accounts & Privileges dialog box, click OK.
10. In the dialog box that appears, enter an account name and
password that is assigned the Full Access privilege set, and click OK.
Creating privilege sets
You can assign each privilege set to one or more accounts.
To create a privilege set:
1. Follow the steps above to display the privilege sets for a file.
2. Click New.
The Edit Privilege Set dialog box appears. By default, each privilege
set option is set to its most restrictive setting.
3. Enter a name and optional description for the privilege set.
4. Define the privileges for the privilege set.
For details about privilege set options, see Help.
5. Click OK.
After you create the privilege sets that you want, you need to create
or edit accounts so that they use the appropriate privilege sets. For
more information, see
“Creating accounts” on page 86.
For more information about creating accounts and privilege sets, see
Help.