Safeguard Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+ )

User Alias Security Commands
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FREEZE ALIAS Command
alias
specifies the alias or aliases whose authentication records are to be deleted.
alias is a text-string as defined under the ADD ALIAS command. The alias can
contain wild-card characters.
WHERE expression
causes the DELETE command to apply only to authentication records for aliases
who belong to the groups specified by expression. For a description of WHERE
expression, see the ALTER ALIAS Command on page 6-9.
Considerations
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Deleting a user alias authentication record owner
If the owner of an alias authentication record is deleted, only the group manager of
the record owner or the local super ID can change the alias authentication record.
Examples
1. The following command deletes the alias clerk4:
=DELETE ALIAS clerk4
2. The following command deletes all aliases that begin with Temp and are also
members of the TEST group:
=DELETE ALIAS Temp*, WHERE GROUP=TEST
3. The following commands assign the alias HeadBoss to a new underlying user ID
112,33. Because the underlying user ID cannot be altered directly in an alias
authentication record, the alias must be deleted and re-created:
=DELETE ALIAS HeadBoss
=ADD ALIAS HeadBoss , 112,33, PASSWORD BiggiE
FREEZE ALIAS Command
FREEZE ALIAS temporarily suspends a user’s ability to log on to the system with the
specified alias. You can later restore this ability through the THAW ALIAS command.
Only the primary owner of an alias authentication record, the secondary owners, the
primary owner’s group manager, or the local super ID can freeze an alias
authentication record. Depending on the value of the Safeguard AUTHENTICATE-
FAIL-FREEZE configuration option, an alias can be automatically frozen. For details,
refer to Section 16, Safeguard Subsystem Commands.
FREEZE ALIAS { alias | ( alias [ , alias ] ... ) }
[ [,] WHERE expression ]