-- How Do I? --
Making the Data Store Read-Only
Making the Data Store read-only has been found to prevent any corruption in an xBase Data Store. Setting a Data Store to read-only is not applicable to SQL stores.
Prerequisites
Ensure that everyone in the firm is not using the Data Store.
Procedure
- Navigate to the Data Store folder in the location the store was created.
- Select all the files except the .cws, .bin and .clg files.
- Right-click on one of the files and select Properties.
- Select the Read-only check box and click OK.
Results
Making the Data Store read-only will have the following results since no data will be able to be written to the databases:
- File tracking will be partially disabled. For example, if a user creates a new client file on their hard drive they will be able to see it in Tracker, but other users connected to the same Data Store will not (unless they specifically open it on their computer).
- Users and groups will not be modifiable; adding, modifying, or deleting will not be possible. Assignment of users and groups to client files will still function correctly.
Setting a Data Store to be read-only can also be performed using Windows Security. This can allow an administrator to retain full access and write to the Data Store (to create new users and groups for example) while write permission can be denied for normal users.
