Make ODBC Linked Access Table Available to Users

Question

I have an SQL database with an MS Access front-end. The linked table I created is only available to me and no one else. I need the other users on the domain to be able to open this linked table. When they open the table, they get an error message that says the connection to the database failed.

What am I doing wrong to where other users (besides myself) can't open the linked MS Access linked table?

Answer 1

If you are connecting to the SQL database using an ODBC connection, the end users need to have that ODBC connection set up on the machine they are connecting from as well.