Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the info.
I need to make sure that if they log in as admin then this restriction is not there. I have tried for years to dissuade the “power” user from going into “design mode” but she uses it for quick edits (as unreliable as it has seemingly become). Anyway... So I need to make sure only users that are part of the “keep out” group are kept out. Will this approach work? Appreciate, John... > Hi John, > > Have you looked at "Setting a Default User" in the Design Reference? > > If you want to allow: > 1) Users to never see the 4D Password Dialog; and > 2) Users to only see your password system; and > 3) 4D password system to keep users out of design environment > > then take a look at "Setting a Default User" at: > > http://doc.4d.com/4Dv16/4D/16.1/Setting-a-Default-User.300-3373311.en.html > > To setup a default user and limit access to the Design Environment, you would: > 1) create a group for design access (for example, "design_access".) > 2) Create a default user with **NO** password or group assigned (for example, > "default_user".) > 3) Assign the users "designer" and "administrator" to the "design_access" > group. > > In Database Settings -> Security, do the following: > 1) Specify the group for design access from popup of group names. > 2) Specify the default user name from popup of user names. > 3) Uncheck "users can change password". > > When usersr enters the database, they automatically enter as the default > user. No 4D Password Dialog appears. > > You then present your custom password login dialog. > > Beware in this scheme you will not be able to get into the Design Environment > again, unless the 4D Password System dialog appears to allow you to enter as > designer. > > When opening a database, you can force the 4D Password Dialog to appear by > holding down the shift key. > > Best regards, > Jeremy French > > >> On May 16, 2017, at 4:28 PM, truegold via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> >> wrote: >> >> So if I want to protect the db from a user getting into “design mode” - >> given we have rolled our own password security - can I simply do the >> following: >> >> Add a 4D Group in the password editor. Is there not a checkbox to disallow a >> user into design? So if I set things up this way and then… >> >> After the user logins to our custom PW login system immediately identify >> them as a member of this group will that work? Will that keep them from >> getting access? > ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
