RE: FTP and Authority Attributes

> I believe that, when you FTP a data file, only the data is
> transferred. You
> are not actually transferring the object, in iSeries
> terms. So no
> authorities are carried across. If a new file is created
> by the process,
> it'd probably be done under the profile that signed on the
> remote box in
> the ftp session. A PUT will replace whatever is there, so
> I assume that
> that is based on the authority of the signed-on user,
> again.
> 
> I like the idea of using a SAVF - this keeps the iSeries
> object intact.
> Then restoring it follows the usual rules about doing
> that.

[jte] 

It's worth remembering that even if you use a SAVF (a good
idea), the only authorities that will travel with the object
are those authorities that are stored in the object
itself... *PUBLIC's authorities, The Owner, The Primary
Group, etc.   All private authority (Mary, Fred, Sue, etc.)
are stored in the user profile, and so are not restored with
the object.

Also, depending on who the object owner is, you may have
additional issues of ownership changes, adopted authority,
etc.

jte


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