how to restrict user from selecting database

Hello Joel,

By starting your server (In terminal ) using --no-database-list option by following way:
./openerp-server.py --addons-path=../../addons/ --no-database-list

Hope this will help you.

Thanks.

Hi vra,

I've tried this command but I got this error

Usage: openerp-server.py [options]
openerp-server.py: error: no such option: --no-database-list

thanks,

Hello Joel,

You can check by your self by -h option by following way:

vra@vra-desktop:~/workspace/server_5.0/bin$ python2.5 ./openerp-server.py --addons-path=../../addons-5.0.6/ -h <Press Enter>
Usage: openerp-server.py [options]

Options:
  --version show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help show this help message and exit
  -c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
                        specify alternate config file
  -s, --save save configuration to ~/.openerp_serverrc
  --pidfile=PIDFILE file where the server pid will be stored
  -n INTERFACE, --interface=INTERFACE
                        specify the TCP IP address
  -p PORT, --port=PORT specify the TCP port
  --net_interface=NETINTERFACE
                        specify the TCP IP address for netrpc
  --net_port=NETPORT specify the TCP port for netrpc
  --no-netrpc disable netrpc
  --no-xmlrpc disable xmlrpc
  -i INIT, --init=INIT init a module (use "all" for all modules)
  --without-demo=WITHOUT_DEMO
                        load demo data for a module (use "all" for all
                        modules)
  -u UPDATE, --update=UPDATE
                        update a module (use "all" for all modules)
  --cache-timeout=CACHE_TIMEOUT
                        set the timeout for the cache system
  --stop-after-init stop the server after it initializes
  --debug enable debug mode
  --assert-exit-level=ASSERT_EXIT_LEVEL
                        specify the level at which a failed assertion will
                        stop the server. Accepted values: ['info',
                        'debug_rpc', 'warn', 'critical', 'error', 'debug',
                        'notset']
  --price_accuracy=PRICE_ACCURACY
                        specify the price accuracy

  SSL Configuration:
    -S SECURE, --secure=SECURE
                        launch server over https instead of http
    --cert-file=SECURE_CERT_FILE
                        specify the certificate file for the SSL connection
    --pkey-file=SECURE_PKEY_FILE
                        specify the private key file for the SSL connection

  Logging Configuration:
    --logfile=LOGFILE file where the server log will be stored
    --syslog Send the log to the syslog server
    --log-level=LOG_LEVEL
                        specify the level of the logging. Accepted values:
                        ['info', 'debug_rpc', 'warn', 'critical', 'error',
                        'debug', 'notset']

  SMTP Configuration:
    --email-from=EMAIL_FROM
                        specify the SMTP email address for sending email
    --smtp=SMTP_SERVER specify the SMTP server for sending email
    --smtp-port=SMTP_PORT
                        specify the SMTP port
    --smtp-ssl=SMTP_SSL
                        specify the SMTP server support SSL or not
    --smtp-user=SMTP_USER
                        specify the SMTP username for sending email
    --smtp-password=SMTP_PASSWORD
                        specify the SMTP password for sending email

  Database related options:
    -d DB_NAME, --database=DB_NAME
                        specify the database name
    -r DB_USER, --db_user=DB_USER
                        specify the database user name
    -w DB_PASSWORD, --db_password=DB_PASSWORD
                        specify the database password
    --pg_path=PG_PATH specify the pg executable path
    --db_host=DB_HOST specify the database host
    --db_port=DB_PORT specify the database port
    --db_maxconn=DB_MAXCONN
                        specify the the maximum number of physical connections
                        to posgresql
    -P IMPORT_PARTIAL, --import-partial=IMPORT_PARTIAL
                        Use this for big data importation, if it crashes you
                        will be able to continue at the current state. Provide
                        a filename to store intermediate importation states.

  Internationalisation options:
    Use these options to translate OpenERP to another language.See i18n
    section of the user manual. Option '-d' is mandatory.Option '-l' is
    mandatory in case of importation

    -l LANGUAGE, --language=LANGUAGE
                        specify the language of the translation file. Use it
                        with --i18n-export or --i18n-import
    --i18n-export=TRANSLATE_OUT
                        export all sentences to be translated to a CSV file, a
                        PO file or a TGZ archive and exit
    --i18n-import=TRANSLATE_IN
                        import a CSV or a PO file with translations and exit.
                        The '-l' option is required.
    --modules=TRANSLATE_MODULES
                        specify modules to export. Use in combination with
                        --i18n-export
    --addons-path=ADDONS_PATH
                        specify an alternative addons path.

  Security-related options:
    --no-database-list disable the ability to return the list of databases
    --enable-code-actions
                        Enables server actions of state "code". Warning, this
                        is a security risk.

Hope this will help you.
Thanks.