Command Reference Guide

Object User Commands
SQL/MX Connectivity Service Administrative Command Reference—526350-005
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ALTER USER
ALTER USER
This command changes one user’s permission in the MXCS configuration database
access list. Command syntax is:
obj-name
[[\system-name.]groupname.membername]
system-name
is the name of a group of up to 16 CPUs with the same Expand address.
system name and service-name identify one instance.
groupname
is the NonStop OS group logon name.
membername
is the NonStop OS user logon name with no aliases permitted.
PERM perm-value
is the permission value to be assigned this user. The default is either User or
Operator depending on what is already assigned. No error is reported if the
explicate permission is the same as the current permission, and no change occurs.
The permission keyword Operator is equivalent to Oper.
Considerations—ALTER USER
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ALTER USER is a sensitive command.
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The asterisk (*) wild card is not supported.
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Only the SUPER.SUPER user can execute this command.
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SUPER.SUPER and DEFAULT users cannot be altered.
Example—ALTER USER
This example changes the database permission for the named user to the other value:
CS>alter user grouptst.george;
-- ALTER USER \ODBC.GROUPTST.GEORGE Successful
ALTER USER [obj-name][, PERM perm-val];