Re: GRTOBJAUT...does anyone know

[Peter Dow <petercdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

It sounds like a one-time process.  If that's the case, how much 
optimizing for efficiency is worth the effort?


On 5/11/2026 6:12 AM, smith5646midrange@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> We are in the process of cleaning up / tightening up security on our
> production machines.
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> One of the many libraries has about 8,000 objects in it and all but about
> 100 have the correct authorities.  If I do a GRTOBJAUT for *ALL objects in
> the library, does anyone know if the command is smart enough to only look at
> and only adjust the objects that do not have the particular supplemental
> group or does it try to adjust all 8,000?  I'm trying to figure out if it
> would be more efficient to build a CL with just the objects that are
> problems.
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> And please do not suggest using authorization lists.  I'm working toward
> that but trying to get a handle on why the authorities are what they are
> (and that would politely be called "a mess") has been like trying to turn a
> barge with an oar.  I'm slowing getting there but is it taking forever so we
> are taking an intermediate step first.
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