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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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. 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. 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.
 
Note  FileMaker Pro no longer supports the fmiwp extended privilege. Opening database files created in FileMaker Pro 12 or earlier that use the fmiwp extended privilege does not remove the extended privilege from the privilege sets it is assigned to.
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, see:
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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 FileMaker WebDirect, 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. See Editing other privileges, Sharing databases on a network, Using ODBC and JDBC with FileMaker Pro, or Publishing databases with FileMaker WebDirect.
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Related topics 
Managing extended privileges
Viewing extended privileges