

To add a user to the fmsadmin group using the Terminal application: You must be logged in with administrative privileges. Important The following procedures are recommended only for advanced users who are familiar with the Terminal application. You can also refer to the following procedures to add users using the Terminal application. See the documentation included with the Server Admin Tools. To allow other user accounts to work with FileMaker Server and database files, you can add them to the fmsadmin group using the macOS Server Admin Tools. Note Any user with the correct sign-in, however, can access the FileMaker Server Admin Console application. Manually operate FileMaker Server from the command lineĪdd files to or remove files from the FileMaker Server folderĪccess any of the FileMaker Pro databases stored within the FileMaker Server default database and backup folders You need to change the group permission to allow members of the fmsadmin group to edit the databases.īy default, only the macOS user account that installed FileMaker Server can: The fmsadmin group must have read and write access to the FileMaker Pro databases that FileMaker Server hosts. This section describes what you must do only if you upload databases manually.ĭuring installation, the fmserver user and the fmsadmin group are created.


Users, groups, and permissions (FileMaker Server only, macOS)
