Default System Security Policy (143260)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q143260 SUMMARY
When performing Remote Automation, clients send object creation requests to
a remote server. The remote server's System Security Policy is the main
determinant as to whether such requests are accepted or denied. The default
setting is "Allow Remote Creates by Key." Thus, if the OLE server you are
trying to use has a specific key value in its Registry entry, then the
server will be started, otherwise you will receive an error message
"Permission Denied."
MORE INFORMATION
The Remote Automation Connection Manager, RACMGR32.EXE, is the most
convenient way to set the System Security Policy on a remote server. When
the Security Policy is set to the default, "Allow Remote Creates by Key,"
the Automation Manager checks the Registry for a particular sub-key and
setting that allows OLE clients on other computers to create the object.
The sub-key name is AllowRemoteActivation, and is found in the Windows
Registry under the CLSID of the OLE server. If the sub-key's value is Y
then remote creation is allowed, otherwise it is denied.
To create and set this value for your OLE server, run the Remote Automation
Connection Manager on the server machine and select your server from the
Connection Manager's OLE Classes list box. Click the Client Access tab and
select Allow Remote Creates by Key. Now, click the Server Connection tab
and then click the Apply button to write the information to the registry.
After an OLE server is installed, the necessary classes will appear in the
Connection Manager's OLE Classes list. For more information on the
different Security Policy settings, please refer to Chapter 7 "Implementing
OLE Servers" in the "Building Client/Server Applications" book of the
Enterprise documentation.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/20/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB143260 |
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