Changing your password for a file
FileMaker Pro may display a Change Password dialog box when you try to open a file. This can occur in two situations:
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The first time you open a file. The administrator of the file may have specified a temporary password that you must change the first time you open the file.
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When your password expires. Your password may expire at a regular interval and require you to specify a new password in order to open the file.
You can also change your password whenever you want if your privileges permit it.
To change your password when FileMaker Pro prompts you to change it:
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In the Change Password dialog box, enter your current or temporary password once and your new password twice in the appropriate fields.
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Click OK.
To change your password for a file:
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Do one of the following:
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If the file is not already open, open it and click Change Password in the Open Filename dialog box.
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If a file is already open, choose File menu > Change Password.
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In the Change Password dialog box, enter your old password once and your new password twice in the appropriate fields.
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Click OK.
Notes
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If you change the password of an account that is shared by others, any other account users that currently have the file open can continue to use the file. Once they close the file, they will need the new password in order to open the file again.
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Shared accounts are a security risk. For better security, use individual accounts instead of shared accounts. If you intend to use shared accounts anyway, make sure you limit the access capabilities of the privilege sets that shared accounts use. Change the password occasionally, particularly when certain users no longer require access.
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