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

Common SAFECOM Language Elements
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Object Names
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You must begin a device name with $ and a subdevice name with # even when you
use wild cards. For example:
=DELETE DEVICE $*
=INFO TERM $c0.#*
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Do not mix wild cards with characters in user names when you specify an access
control list. For example, the name PROG*.DON is invalid in specifying an access
control list entry.
Wild cards can only be used in only two instances when you specify user names
for an access control list. The only valid forms are group-name.* and *.*. The
form group-name.* indicates all members of the named group. The form *.*
indicates all members of all groups on the local system.
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Do not mix wild cards with numbers in group numbers and member numbers under
any circumstances. For example, the user ID 2*,?0 is not valid.
You can use wild cards in only two instances when you specify a user ID. The only
valid forms group-number,* and *,*. All other forms, such as *,124, are
invalid. The form group-number,* indicates all members of the specified group.
The form *,* indicates all members of all groups on the local system.
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Diskfile patterns reduce administrative burden by supplying one pattern that can
match many subvolumes or filenames. For more information, see the Safeguard
User’s Guide.
Object Names
You can use the Safeguard software to control user access to these types of system
objects:
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Disk files
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Disk volumes
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Disk subvolumes
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Devices
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Subdevices
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Process names
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Subprocess names
When you enter an ADD command to place a system object under Safeguard control,
you use the name of the object to identify the object and to name the Safeguard
authorization record. Similarly, once an object is under Safeguard control, you use the
object name to identify the object in SAFECOM commands to manage the Safeguard
access controls.
You can use either fully qualified names or partially qualified names to identify a
system object. A fully qualified file name consists of system, volume, subvolume, and