Safeguard User's Guide (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Guardian File Security

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Displaying File Security

You can examine the security string for a specific file or all files in your current

subvolume. Both the TACL FILEINFO command and the FUP INFO command display

security strings for your files.

For example, enter the following command to examine the security string for every file

in your current subvolume:

6> FILEINFO

Another way to examine the security string for every file is to use the FUP INFO

command:

7> FUP INFO *

Similarly, you can display the security string for a specific file by including the file

name:

8> FILEINFO ACCT4

You can also include a file name in the FUP INFO command:

9> FUP INFO ACCT4

If you use these commands to examine the security string for a file that has been

added to the Safeguard database, the security string appears as "****" (four asterisks).

Changing a File's Security String

After you have created a file, you can change its security string with the FUP SECURE

command. For example, to change the security setting for the file acct4 to NUNU:

10> FUP SECURE ACCT4, "NUNU"

If a file has been added to the Safeguard database, you cannot change its security

string because the Safeguard software controls access to the file.

Sample Procedures

The following procedures illustrate two different ways to set the security string to

GOGO for two disk files named acct4 and acct5. These procedures are intended to

serve as basic examples. You could use other combinations of commands and

techniques, as described in the Guardian User's Guide.

Using the DEFAULT Program to Set the Security String

The first method creates two new files using the default security string. It assumes that

you must change the default string before creating the new files.