Set database permissions

Set permissions on a database to specify which user-computer pairs can:
  • See the database
  • Modify the properties of the database (
    Write
    )
  • Change the security settings of the database (
    Configure Security
    )
  • Delete the database within it (
    Delete
    )
  • Perform actions defined in a user action group
Prerequisites
Setting database permissions requires these security permissions:
  • Common > Read
  • Common > Configure Security
To set database permissions
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand
    System > Connections > Databases
    , right-click the database, and select
    Security
    .
  2. In
    Security Settings
    , in the
    Permissions
     tab, either:
    • Set permissions by user:
      • Select
        User
        .
      • In
        Users and Computers
        , select a user and computer.
      • In
        Action
        , expand the category that contains the action to secure, and select the action.
    • Set permissions by action:
      • Select
        Action
        .
      • In
        Action
        , expand the category that contains the action to secure, and select the action. If the list of actions is blank, add users and computers first.
      • In
        Users and Computers
        , select a user and computer.
  3. Select
    Allow
     or
    Deny
    , or clear both. Clear both
    Allow
     and
    Deny
     to make the folder inherit its security settings from a resource higher in the directory tree.
  4. (optional) To control access to the folder by another user or group,
    select
    Add, and
    Select User and Computer,
    select the user or group, and computer or group to add, and select
    OK
    .
  5. When finished configuring security for the database, select
    OK
    .
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