-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The main problem with altering access passwords on MSDE installations is that it normally breaks the underlying application. The whole point of MSDE being a cheap way of incorporating SQL Server into applications, there is rarely (I have never come across one that works properly) any way to change the password in the accessing application. You can protect MSDE using the SQL Server management tools, but then your app is locked out. Less than entirely useful!
<opinion type=early morning>Servers with MSDE running are simply not suitable for internet facing applications, unless you can be entirely certain that your boundary protections block all access to the database. I am not sure that this is a practically achievable state if the application is itself internet facing.</opinion> - -- Matthew Pemble -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBPAs0imrvMjpl5yaUEQLKjQCgy9J9PqnWeVl5FDVxed0qQI3gGHIAn2Ia NGJGZru8OUSL3r5eivj8OiQH =AuY9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
