# MS Access question regarding securing databases

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-question-regarding-securing-databases/102370>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-question-regarding-securing-databases/102370 "2002-04-07T21:41:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-question-regarding-securing-databases/102370/1 "2002-04-07T21:41:12Z")

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I’ve got a database built that has several levels of user access. I want to be able to tell which group they belong to, and open a different menu for each. I can determine their user name with the CurrentUser method, but how can I determine what group they belong to?

Thanks for you help.

Justin

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**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-question-regarding-securing-databases/102370/2 "2002-04-08T12:21:18Z")

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Check out [this](http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q210331) site for some help.

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**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-question-regarding-securing-databases/102370/3 "2002-04-08T22:29:54Z")

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Thanks! I think that’s what I need.

Justin