NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Command Reference Manual

Command and Operand Default Authority Levels
Introduction to NonStop NET/MASTER MS Commands
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Command and
Operand Default
Authority Levels
An authority level is a number from 0 through 255 assigned to NonStop
NET/MASTER MS users and NonStop NET/MASTER MS commands and operands.
This number determines whether a user has the authority to execute a NonStop
NET/MASTER MS command or operand.
The lowest authority level is 0; the highest is 255. As a general rule, if you want to
execute a command or operand, your authority level must be equal to or higher than
the authority level of the command or operand: otherwise, NonStop NET/MASTER
MS rejects the command or operand.
NonStop NET/MASTER MS is distributed with default command and operand
authority levels. The authority level of each user is defined in a user ID definition
record using User ID Management Services (UMS). Table 1-2 shows the general
guidelines used to assign default authority levels to NonStop NET/MASTER MS
commands and operands.
Table 1-2. Guidelines for Assigning Default Authority Levels
Authority Level Guideline
0 Assigned to commands and operands that tailor a user’s environment, monitor
activity, and display information
1 Assigned to commands and operands that minimally affect other users
2 Assigned to commands and operands that significantly affect other users
3 Assigned to commands and operands that significantly affect NonStop
NET/MASTER MS
4 Assigned to commands that configure NonStop NET/MASTER MS
Higher levels Assigned to commands and operands that affect the security of NonStop
NET/MASTER MS
Table 1-3 displays NonStop NET/MASTER MS command and operand default
authority levels. Operands not listed have a default authority level of 0. (Command
and operand authority levels may be set differently at your installation—check with
your system manager.)