Safeguard Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+ )
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Safeguard Subsystem Commands
This section describes the commands that affect the Safeguard subsystem itself.
Table 16-1 gives a brief summary of these Safeguard subsystem commands.
Command Syntax
This section contains syntax descriptions of the Safeguard subsystem commands. 
Each command description contains these elements:
•
A description of the function performed by the command, including any restrictions 
on who can use the command
•
The syntax of the command, including descriptions of the command parameters 
and variables
•
Considerations for the use of the command
Table 16-1. Safeguard Subsystem Command Summary
Command Description
STOP 
SAFEGUARD
Disables Safeguard authorization checks and access auditing for all local 
protected objects. The security string for all protected disk files is ****, and 
those files are accessible only to the primary owner, the owner’s group 
manager, and the super ID while Safeguard is stopped. Other system 
objects are unprotected. Only members of the SECURITY-
ADMINISTRATOR security group can issue this command. If the 
SECURITY-ADMINISTRATOR group does not exist, only by the super ID 
the STOP SAFEGUARD command can be issued. If the Safeguard 
software is included with system generation, it cannot be stopped with the 
STOP command. 
INFO 
SAFEGUARD
Displays the current global configuration attributes. Any user (local or 
remote) can issue this command.
ALTER 
SAFEGUARD
Changes the current global configuration attributes. Only members of the 
SECURITY-ADMINISTRATOR security group can issue this command. If 
the SECURITY-ADMINISTRATOR group does not exist, only local super-
group members can issue the STOP SAFEGUARD command. If that 
security group has not been defined, only local super-group members can 
use the ALTER SAFEGUARD command.
Note. For backward compatibility, the Safeguard software accepts but ignores a START 
SAFEGUARD command. In some previous Safeguard product versions, this command was 
necessary to fully enable the Safeguard software.










