Re: Adopted authority

["Bill" <brobins3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> This is a perfect example of the sort of question that really pisses
me
> off.

Your response is what's wrong with people that have worked with the
system for a long time and assume everyone else should have the
knowledge base that they have.

>  Why don't you check the API documentation?  If you look under the
> security APIs you'll find:

Assumes they know the API's are documented.  Assumes they have access
to the documentation.  Assumes they can make sense of the way the API
documentation is filed.

> If you check the DSPxxx commands you'll also find DSPPGMADP.

Which is faster, looking at every command on the system hoping you
find the right combination of verbs; or asking a knowledgeable mailing
list set up for that very purpose?

> If you run GO SECTOOLS, you'll find option 21 which prints a report
of
> adopting objects.

Assumes knowledge of the SecTools menu.  Assumes command line access.

Bottom line, don't assume every questioner knows where to even start.

Bill