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

User Alias Security Commands
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INFO ALIAS Command
ALIAS
specifies ALIAS as the object type of the FREEZE command. Omit it if ALIAS is
the assumed object type. (For more information about assumed types, see the
ASSUME Command on page 4-3.)
alias
specifies the alias or aliases whose authentication records are to be frozen. alias
is a text-string as defined under the ADD ALIAS command. The alias can contain
wild-card characters.
WHERE expression
causes the FREEZE 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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Freezing an alias who is currently logged on
Although an alias can be frozen while that user is logged on, freezing has no effect
on the current command interpreter session of the alias. After logging off, however,
the user cannot log on with that alias until the ability to log on is restored through
the THAW ALIAS command.
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Logging on as a frozen alias
Even if an alias is frozen, the local super ID (and the group manager of the alias)
can log on as that alias. By default, the local super ID can log on as any user or
alias defined for the system without supplying a password unless the configuration
attribute PASSWORD-REQUIRED is set to ON. (See Section 16, Safeguard
Subsystem Commands.)
Examples
1. The following FREEZE command suspends the alias clerk6 so that it cannot be
used to log on to the system:
=FREEZE ALIAS clerk6
2. The following FREEZE command freezes all aliases that begin with Temp and are
members of either the group TEST or the group Release:
=FREEZE ALIAS Temp*, WHERE GROUP=TEST OR GROUP=Release
INFO ALIAS Command
INFO ALIAS displays a report about the user attribute values currently stored in an
alias authentication record.