If a hacker can access your computer, he can gain access to your QuickBooks Company file(s) because you opted to remain logged in. In these times of ever increasing information theft and data ransom, it seems that all you're doing by using this option is inviting trouble.īy the way, this feature was actually rolled out in a later maintenance release update of QuickBooks 2017 Desktop Products, so it isn't actually new to QuickBooks 2018. In addition, you could be missing identifying some forms of data corruption.Ģ. In my way of thinking, this is a "hackers (external or internal) delight." I can't say it any nicer. It also means the companion QBW.tlg (transaction log) file will not be reset as part of the process. This means you will not be performing a completely verified backup of QuickBooks. I would be remiss in not explaining some of the ramifications about using this option:ġ. Because users remain logged in, when you attempt to back up QuickBooks internally (either manually or scheduled), you'll be restricted to either the "quicker" or "no" verification options.
Having this preference enabled does not preclude or prevent a user from logging out of QuickBooks at the end of any session. Users will be automatically logged out of QuickBooks at the end of the log in period you configured under this preference. Regardless of the path used to configure this option, you must be logged in as the Admin user in Single-user mode to change this feature preference. Specify the login period – the options range from two days up to 90. You'll also find this setting under Edit > Preferences > General > Company Preferences: Select the “ Keep user logged in for…” option. Specify the log in period – the options range from two days up to 90. To configure this feature: Go to Company > Users > Manage Login Settings and select the “ Keep user logged in for…” option.