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PDMWorks File Ownership help

PDMWorks File Ownership help

PDMWorks File Ownership help

(OP)
A co-worker using PDMWorks has ownership of a few files. They are checked in and up to date in the vault but he is on vacation and I do not have access to his PC password without an act of congress. I am the PDM administrator, is there a way for me to release his ownership with the PDM vault admin software so I can check these files out and assume ownership myself?
Or what would you suggest
Thamks, Tom

RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

If you are the admin, you should have a list of every user's password.
If the user is not setup as a user 'and' an admin, you can't access the files.

Chris
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RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

Actually, the admin doesn't know anyone's password any more than any other user.  Howover, the admin can reset the password of user's account to whatever they wish.  You can change the individual's password, release ownership of the files, then notify the individual that their password has been changed (asking them to change it again when they return).

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

(OP)
Thanks for the info, I am the admin for PDMWorks, but not the individual users PC. I think I understand though from your responses that the r/w access is operating system controlled not PDMWorks controlled. I was hoping I could change / override the file ownership directly through the PDMWork Admin utility.

RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

Tom,

Adding on to fcsuper's response:

You can reset the PDM login of the user on vacation, then log into PDMWorks as that user and release ownership.  Log back in as yourself and you should be able to take ownership.  Obviously you need to notify the other user about what has transpired.

RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

What they might not have made clear is that you can release ownership from a computer other than the one that they took ownership on.

Eric

RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

Thanks for the clarifications.  I was assuming the OP was aware of the steps that I intentially left off.  Sorry for any confusion because of missing steps.

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

(OP)
Thanks for the clarification. I think I understand now. I can modify the users PDM name and or password within the PDM utility. then I can log in to this modified account and change the file ownership from my PC

Thanks

RE: PDMWorks File Ownership help

Tom,
Make sure they're the latest verison files. He might have newer verisons on his PC that are not uploaded to the PDM vault. Just and FYI.....

Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
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