Access 2013 Trusted Location GPO set but not recognized

I set a Trusted Location for Access in Access15.admx and set Allow Trusted locations.

I can see the trusted location set by GPO in the Trust Center but Access asks if the user wants to access the location every time the database is opened.

Is there another GPO I need to set?

July 10th, 2015 12:24pm

Hi,

In regarding of the issue, please provide us more information to assist you better.

  • What kind of the trusted location that you wanted to add?  Environment variables to specify Trusted Locations or specify web folders (that is, http://paths) as Trusted Locations.
  • Do you mind telling us the whole alert message?
  • Did you create a new location with this GPO path: User Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Microsoft Access 2013/Access Options/Security/Trust Center/Trusted Locations

Please make sure you have used administrator account to create/modify the GPO. Then, open a blank Access, go to File|Option|Trust center| Trusted location to check if a new location is listed.

If you are add an environment variables to specify Trusted Locations or specify web folders (that is, http://paths) as Trusted Locations. Please see this article and follow it's steps to re-create:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179039.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Hope it's helpful.

Regards,

George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

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July 13th, 2015 2:02am

I am trying to make a network folder that contains Access databases available to users.

\\Server\Access_Folder\ (example)

The Trusted location message pops up when I run an Access Front End that connects to the back end in the network folder. The database will open when I click ok.

Yes, I used the Access 2013 ADMX Trusted Location # 1

And I can see the Trusted Location when I look in Access under Trusted Locations, it is identified as Trusted, created by a GPO

I am not setting an Environmental Variable

July 13th, 2015 9:51pm

Hi,

Have you enabled the Allow Trusted Locations on my network (not recommended) setting?  Please share us a screenshot of alert message box if possible.

Regards,

George Zhao
TechNet Community Support

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July 14th, 2015 1:34am

Allow Trusted Locations is enabled.

It appears that the problem only occurs with older Access databases (2003 or 2000).

Access 2013 databases load without an error message.

I verified that G:\Back End was a Trusted Location

July 21st, 2015 4:50pm

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