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Manage UNIX with UNIXPRIV Class Profiles

Resource names in the UNIXPRIV class are associated with UNIX privileges. Define profiles in the UNIXPRIV class to:

Example: authorizing superuser privileges

This example gives user01 superuser privileges to the UNIX chown command.

  1. Enter the command:
    TSS ADD(UNIXDEPT) UNIXPRIV(SUPERUSER.FILESYS.CHOWN)
    

    A profile is defined in the UNIXPRIV class to protect the resource called SUPERUSER.FILESYS.CHOWN.

  2. Enter the command:
    TSS PERMIT(user01) UNIXPRIV(SUPERUSER.FILESYS.CHOWN ACCESS(READ)
    

    READ access is the only access allowed. User01 is allowed to issue the chown command to change ownership of any file.