Safeguard User's Guide (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)
Working with Patterns
Safeguard User’s Guide — 422089-020
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Safeguard Pattern Configuration
the Safeguard global configuration attribute COMBINATION-DISKFILE values FIRST-
ACL, FIRST-RULE, and ALL.
Table 9-3.  CHECK-DISKFILE-PATTERN settings when value is MID and Direction 
Diskfile is Volume-First
Configuration 
Direction Diskfile: 
Volume-First Evaluation (Combination Diskfile)
VOLUME ACL SUBVOLUME ACL
DISKFILE 
P
ATTERN ACL FIRST-ACL FIRST-RULE ALL
Y Y Y Permit Permit Permit
Y Y N Permit Permit Deny
Y Y NR Permit Permit Normal
Y N Y Permit Permit Deny
Y N N Permit Permit Deny
Y N NR Permit Permit Deny
Y NM Y Permit Permit Deny
Y NM N Permit Permit Deny
Y NM NR Permit Permit Deny
Y NR Y Permit Permit Permit
Y NR N Permit Permit Deny
Y NR NR Permit Permit Normal
N Y Y Deny Deny Deny
N Y N Deny Deny Deny
N Y NR Deny Deny Deny
N N Y Deny Deny Deny
N N N Deny Deny Deny
N N NR Deny Deny Deny
N NM Y Deny Deny Deny
N NM N Deny Deny
Deny
N NM NR Deny Deny Deny
N NR Y Deny Deny Deny
N NR N Deny Deny Deny
N NR NR Deny Deny Deny
NM Y Y Deny Permit Deny
Y - ACL evaluates a YES 
N - ACL evaluates a NO  
NR - No ACL exists (NORECORD) 
NM - ACL contains no mention 
Permit - Access permitted 
Deny - Access Denied 
Normal - Normal ACL evaluation for DISKFILE










