Re: GRTOBJAUT...does anyone know

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The SQL solution Rob and I suggested will take 2, maybe 3 minutes - OK, 
maybe 5!

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

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On 5/11/2026 4:36 PM, Don Brown via MIDRANGE-L wrote:
>     For 8000 objects I would just run the grtobjaut command on all objects.
>
>     Unless there is a requirement to know which objects need to be updated.
>
>     This will take a minute whereas writing a program will take much longer
>     relatively speaking.
>
>     My 2 cents
>
>     Cheers
>     Don
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>     We are in the process of cleaning up / tightening up security on our
>     production machines.
>
>     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.
>
>     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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