The SPD
Server system uses its own layer of access controls that overlay the
file system access permissions. SPD Server processes run in the context
of a Windows user ID, and that user owns all of the resulting SPD
Server file resources that are created.
The SPD
Server password file allows you better access control to Server's
data resources than a native Windows user ID. Many sites do not want
to give Windows accounts to SPD Server system users. The sites still
want protection and ownership of the data resources created in the
SPD Server environment. In this case, SPD Server user IDs provide
the extra layer of access control.
The SPD
Server administrator needs to be familiar with the SPD Account Manager.
If you
do not use SPD Server user IDs, you need the SPD Server password file.
Without the SPD Server password file, the Data Server process does
not function correctly. To disable the use of SPD Server user IDs
at your site, specify the -NOACL option when you start the Data Server
process.
If you
use SPD Server user IDs, add them to the SPD Server password file
that was created during installation. The SPD Account Manager reads
its commands from STDIN so you can pipe commands to it from another
command, script, or input file.