Editing extended privileges for a privilege set
Privilege sets can limit extended privileges, which determine whether and how a shared file is accessible. For a file, you can set whether a privilege set is permitted to:
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open a shared file with the File menu > Open Remote command
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access a database file in FileMaker Go without having to re-login
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Note  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, see Sharing databases on a network, Sharing FileMaker Pro data via ODBC or JDBC, or Publishing databases on the web.
For more information about extended privileges, see About accounts, privilege sets, and extended privileges.
To edit extended privileges for a privilege set:
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Display the Edit Privilege Set dialog box. For more information, see Creating new privilege sets or Editing existing privilege sets.
Note  If the File menu > Manage > Security menu is dimmed, your privileges do not permit you to access it. See the note below for another possible way to edit extended privileges.
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In the Extended Privileges list, select the extended privileges you want to enable, and clear the ones you want to disable.
The following table lists the default extended privileges that are available.
 
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).
Require re-authentication after the specified minutes in sleep/background - Go only
Accessing a file in FileMaker Go without having to re-login after file hibernation or after using a different app. The default time is 10 minutes; maximum time is 10080 minutes (one week) - FileMaker Go only.
Accessing a database file from a web browser or other application via XML web publishing -FileMaker Server only.
Accessing a database file from a web browser or other application via PHP web publishing - FileMaker Server only.
FileMaker as well as third-party developers may provide additional extended privileges as part of additional software products designed to work with FileMaker Pro.
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For details on the different privileges you can define, refer to one or more of the following topics:
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You see the Manage Security dialog box.
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If you’ve finished working with accounts and privileges, click OK. In the dialog box that appears, enter an account name and password that is assigned the Full Access privilege set, and click OK.
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Notes
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While configuring sharing settings for FileMaker Network sharing, ODBC/JDBC, or Instant Web Publishing, you can enable sharing for all users or certain privilege sets if your privilege set permits it. This method is accessible by any account assigned a privilege set with the Manage Extended Privileges via Sharing dialogs privilege enabled, so it can be accessed by accounts that are not assigned the Full Access privilege set. For more information, see Editing other privileges, Sharing databases on a network, Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Pro, or Publishing databases on the web.
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If you are hosting a FileMaker Pro database, the database must include the fmapp extended privilege. If you use the Upload Database assistant to upload a database to FileMaker Server and if no sharing is enabled, the Database Server enables fmapp for the Full Access privilege set.
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Related topics 
Managing extended privileges
Viewing extended privileges