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Geetha84
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June 27, 2017
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Open document using permissions password

  • June 27, 2017
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Hi

I am trying to find out how Acrobat work if the owner opens the document using permission password. Is there any Help reference available for this?

The document I created has different open and permission password. I noticed some documents temporarily allow all permissions and some didn't leaving me very confused.

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Correct answer Bernd Alheit

To open a document with open password use the open password. When you want change the permissions you will asked for the permission password.

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margueritek
Inspiring
June 28, 2017

Opening a document with the "permissions" (Owner) password gives you all permissions. Opening with the User password gives only the permissions granted by the owner. If you attempt to do anything not granted, Acrobat will usually ask for the Owner password. If it does not, you can force the issue by going to the Security settings panel and entering the Owner password.

try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
June 28, 2017

Yes, you're correct. When you use the file-edit password to open the file the security restrictions set by the file-edit password do not apply.

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Geetha84Author
Participant
June 28, 2017

Yes, so still waiting for some insight about permissions when permission password is used to open file.

try67
Community Expert
try67Community Expert
Community Expert
June 28, 2017

Not sure what you mean... The permissions are the same, regardless of what password you use.

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Test Screen Name
Legend
June 28, 2017

The permissions password is NEVER used to open the file.

I I think you are assuming that the permissions password is used to open in an "owner mode" where you can ignore restrictions and edit, print etc. No. The permissions password has only one job: you must quote it when you turn security back to NONE.

try67
Community Expert
try67Community Expert
Community Expert
June 27, 2017

The file-edit password can always be used as the file-open password as well.

Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 27, 2017

To open a document with open password use the open password. When you want change the permissions you will asked for the permission password.

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