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

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About This Manual
This reference manual presents the detailed syntax for the commands of SAFECOM,
the command interpreter for the Safeguard subsystem. You use SAFECOM to
establish Safeguard protection for users and system objects.
Readership of the Manual
This manual is intended for security administrators or other users who want to secure
objects on their system or control user access to the system.
Organization of This Manual
Section Description (page1of2)
Section 1, Introduction
Introduces the Safeguard software and summarizes its
features.
Section 2, Common SAFECOM
Language Elements
Provides the syntax of common SAFECOM language
elements.
Section 3, The Command to
Run SAFECOM
Describes how to run SAFECOM.
Section 4, SAFECOM Session-
Control Commands
Describes the SAFECOM session-control commands,
which establish the working environment for your
SAFECOM session.
Section 5, User Security
Commands through
Section 11, Process and
Subprocess Security
Commands
Contains syntax descriptions of the commands that
manage protection for system elements like users,
aliases, user groups, disk files, disk volumes and
subvolumes, devices and subdevices, and processes
and subprocesses.
Section 12, OBJECTTYPE
Security Commands
Describes the SAFECOM commands used to create and
manage OBJECTTYPE records. These records define
users or groups of users who can add subjects and
objects to the Safeguard database.
Section 13, Security Group
Commands
Describes the SAFECOM commands used to create and
manage security groups. By creating security groups, you
can restrict the use of certain commands.
Section 14, Terminal Security
Commands
Describes the SAFECOM commands used to add and
manage terminal definition records. A terminal definition
record specifies a terminal at which the Safeguard
software can automatically start a specific command
interpreter.
Section 15, Event-Exit-Process
Commands
Describes the SAFECOM commands used to define and
manage a security event-exit.