Patent ID: 6901401
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling access to one or more database files, said method comprising: deciding whether a local copy of a database is running on a computer system, wherein the local copy of the database is replicated from a server copy of the database, and wherein the local copy of the database is identical to the server copy of the database at the time of replication; in response to deciding that the local copy of the database is running on the computer system, determining whether a user of the computer system is authorized to use the local copy of the database, wherein the determining includes: denying the user access to the database files in the local copy of the database in response to determining that the user is not authorized; and allowing the user access to the database files in the local copy of the database in response to determining that the user is authorized.