Safeguard Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+ )
Security Group Commands
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Syntax of Security Group Commands
Syntax of Security Group Commands
The remainder of this section describes each security group command in detail. 
Commands are presented in alphabetical order, and descriptions contain these 
elements:
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A summary of the command’s function, including the restrictions on who can use 
the command
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The command syntax, including descriptions of the command parameters and 
variables
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The format for any command listing or report
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Considerations for the use of the command
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Examples of command usage
Table 13-1. Security-Group Command Summary
Command Description
ADD SECURITY-
GROUP 
Adds a security group authorization record with the specified group 
attribute values. If you do not specify attribute values, the current 
defaults are used. Only a member of the local super group can 
add an authorization record for a security group.
ALTER SECURITY-
GROUP 
Changes one or more attribute values in a security group 
authorization record. For all attributes except ACCESS, the ALTER 
SECURITY-GROUP command replaces the current value with the 
specified value. For the ACCESS attribute, ALTER SECURITY-
GROUP changes the existing ACL to incorporate access-spec.
DELETE SECURITY-
GROUP
Deletes a security group authorization record. Afterward, only 
local super-group members can execute the restricted commands.
FREEZE SECURITY-
GROUP
Temporarily disables authorities granted to users who have 
security group access. Only the owners of a security group 
authorization record, the primary owner’s group manager, and the 
local super ID can execute the restricted commands. 
INFO SECURITY-
GROUP
Displays the existing attribute values of a security group 
authorization record.
RESET SECURITY-
GROUP
Sets one or more default security group attribute values to the 
predefined values of the SET command.
SET SECURITY-
GROUP
Sets one or more security group attribute values to specified 
default values.
SHOW SECURITY-
GROUP
Displays the current default values of the security group attributes.
THAW SECURITY-
GROUP
Reenables a frozen security group. User IDs with EXECUTE 
authority on the security group ACL can execute the restricted 
commands once again.










