IFS File CHGAUT Oddity

Here's an interesting one:

We have a process where we need to do a CHGAUT command on an IFS file to 
change authorities. 

Ran into an odd situation where *PUBLIC has *RWX authority to an IFS file, 
but USERX cannot call the CHGAUT command to change authorities.  The file 
is owned by USERY.  USERY can call CHGAUT. 

Here's the error that occurs: CPFA0B1 - "Requested operation not allowed. 
Access problem." 

Hmmmm I thought.  Full object authority should allow me to run CHGAUT 
against an object. 

Next I added an individual user authority for USERX to the file and set 
the user's authority to *RWX on the file and gave the user full object 
authorities. 

Still CHGAUT failed when called by USERX. 

Here's the interesting thing.  USERX can still open/read/write or delete 
the file. 

Seems that only the owner of an IFS file or someone with *ALLOBJ authority 
can issue a CHGAUT command against an IFS file object even if they have 
full rights. 

Any thoughts on this ?

Thanks in advance. 

Regards,
Richard Schoen
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