Re: Commands For File Permissions

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue 05-May-2011 11:21 , Ryan Hunt wrote:
> Because of environment refreshes, I need to be able to recreate a
> very specific set of user/table permissions after copying a large
> library.  Right now I either use iSeries Nav or green screen to add
> users to files and then specify specific Add/Delete/Update
> permissions for the user to the file.
>
> I really need to automate this.  Does anyone know what the related
> CL commands are for this?

  CHGOBJOWN, RVKOBJAUT, GRTOBJAUT /* REFOBJ() */, unlikely GRTUSRAUT

  How is the "copying a large library" being accomplished?

  CRTDUPOBJ effectively maintains authority, and CPYLIB uses CRTDUPOBJ 
for the objects in the copied library; although the authority for the 
created *LIB object is not similarly maintained.  Performed by a user 
known not to have, or better a user which is known should not ever have, 
any private or group authorities, those duplication activities could be 
followed by CHGOBJOWN CUROWNAUT(*REVOKE) to reset objects to have the 
correct owner[ship].

  SAVLIB enables since some v5 release [v5r4?] the ability to save 
[PVTAUT() parameter] and then restore the private authorities to the 
objects using RSTLIB.

  When practical I would prefer to effect the creates, ownership and 
authority assignments, and then copy of the data, all using a script. 
Works best when the original library setup has the scripted creates and 
the ownership and authority setup, or otherwise is under change control 
for which the automated creation and change activity are generated from 
rules and\or more scripts as part of a CMS; the data-copy activity could 
be performed on a second pass since that would likely not be a feature 
available from most CMS.

Regards, Chuck