Re: Authority on IFS files created with CPYTOIMPF -- MIDRANGE-L

Carel,

From my experience this changed after V5R1. I had a CL in R1 thatcopied a native file to an IFS directory and then renamed it. Worked.

That was one of the few things that blew up when we went to V5R3(skipped R2). Users could no longer rename the file once it got to theIFS, even though they owned the file. Had to rename it while it wasstill in the QSYS library set.



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Carel Teijgeler wrote:

Greg,

You may be surprised there, too. At least, this is my experience. Perhaps 
others can contrasdict this.

I use the UNIX service programme from the iSeries Toolkit.

When creating an IFS file I see that users with a certain level of authority 
(not *ALLOBJ) are the owners of the file, but have *RX rights, not *RWX. I had 
to change authority to givve them all rights (*RWX) to write to the file on the 
IFS they own (sic!).

Users with *ALLOBJ do not suffer this problem. If I create a file in the IFS (being in the user class *SECOFR) I have all rights and ownership (of course) to that file.

I do not know what the line between full rights and limited rights for the IFS 
is (even with ownership in hand).

After the file has been created I give *PUBLIC *RWX rights, so others can copy 
it from the IFS to their local drives or use it in their favourite Office 
applications.

Regards,

Carel Teijgeler

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On 17-11-05 at 11:02 Fleming, Greg \(ED\) wrote:

That'll work for me.One day soon, I'll dig in and learn to write directly to the IFS from my
RPG programs like the big boys do.  Then I'll have full command of the
authorities, and will be able to leverage that power into vast wealth or
maybe world domination.  Huhahahahahah.