Instant Web Publishing Guide

Chapter 3
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Working with FileMaker databases on the web 21
Logging in to a file
When opening a database, web users may be prompted for their account information.
1 If the Guest account is enabled with the Instant Web Publishing extended privilege, web users have the
option to log in with the Guest account instead of an account name and password.
1 If the Guest account is the only account with the Instant Web Publishing extended privilege enabled, web
users automatically log in with the Guest account, and they do not see the login page.
1 The default privilege set for Guest accounts provides “read-only” access. You can change the default
privilege in the Accounts tab of the Define Accounts & Privileges dialog box. For more information, see
FileMaker
Pro Help.
1 Web users generally cannot modify their account password from a web browser. It is possible, however,
to build this functionality into your database with the Change Password script step (to enable web users
to change their password).
1 You can let users change their login accounts from a web browser with the Relogin script step (for
example, to switch from the Guest account to another, more full-featured account).
1 Since basic authentication has been replaced with a forms-based model, account names and passwords
are not restricted to the ISO-Latin-1 character set.
1 With FileMaker Server Advanced, you can limit the list of hosted databases displayed in the Database
Homepage to only those databases each web user can access. If this option is selected, web users will be
prompted for their account information before they view the Database Homepage.
Forms-based login page